State Medicinal Plants

Medicinal plants and shrubs growing naturally in Jammu and Kashmir State are in a stage needing to be explored and converted into a viable financial entity not only for treatment of the sick but to have the same marketed and to pave the way for more investments in it for proper development. In order to have the system streamlined, the Government has re- constituted Jammu and Kashmir Medicinal Plants Board under the chairmanship of Advisor to the Governor in charge Health and Medical Education Department. The Board is going to have a Vice Chairman which would be the Administrative Secretary. The varied representation on the Board is decided and towards that end many departments connected in one way or the other would be there.
To lend credibility and due importance to the expected activities of the Board to promote and popularise exploring and converting such medicinal plants into a therapeutic system to have more acceptability as these plants when converted into medicines have no side effects, the Board is having experts and professionals as members. Vice Chancellor SKUAST Jammu /Kashmir , Principal Chief Conservator of Forests , Director IIM J&K , Director Indian System of Medicines , Directors Agriculture- Horticulture- Floriculture -Gardens and Parks- State Forest Institute etc are other members on the Board. Much is expected of the Board towards policy formulation, coordination with other departments, availability, development and sustainable use of medicinal plants, marketing and other related matters.

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