Ayurvedic Farming
HP Kapital can introduce the planting, cultivation and harvesting of plants associated with the traditional Indian style of ayurvedic medicine.
This can not only serve as a source of agriculture for the local community but provides an opportunity for students at our University-Hospitals to learn the traditional ways of Ayurveda
We can also provide the knowledge and expertise in the processing of these herbs into medicines.
India has 15 Agroclimatic zones and 17,000-18,000 types of blooming plants, of these 6,000–7,000 are believed to have therapeutic properties.
The use of these medicinal plants is found in numerous Indian societies and is archived in Indian systems of medicine, for example, Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Swa-Rigpa, and Homeopathy.
Around 960 types of medicinal plants are commonly used of which 178 species have yearly consumption levels of more than 100 metric tons.
Cultivation of medicinal herbs like Shankhapushpi, Atis, Kuth, Kutki, Kapikachhu, Karanja, are changing the Indian Ayurvedic scene along with the extraordinary opportunities for the farmers to increase their income.
According to the Traditional Treatment Health Center, 25 significant medicinal plants are always in full demand.
They are:
Indian Barbery, Licorice, Bael, Isabgol, Atis, Guggal, Kerth, Aonla, Chandan, Senna, Baiberang, Long Pepper, Brahmi, Jatamansi, and Madhunashini, Kalmegh, Satavari, Ashwagandha, Chirata, Katki, Shankhpushpi, Ashoka, Giloe, Kokum, Safed Musli.