Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Feb 6: As part of spring series of woodland walks and Tree Talks initiated by Senior Forest Officer and Dogri Sahitya Akademi awardee, Om Prakash Vidyarthi, 322nd Tree Talk was today hosted for BAMS students of Institute of Ayurveda and Research (IAR), Nardani (Raipur).
Principal, IAR, Dr B K Mohanta, while applauding native tree nomenclature shared that synonyms of plant drugs originated in Samhita period, Sanskrit, Hindi and other Indian languages names are based on plant appearance and similarity to objects, place of origin, habitat, healing qualities, name of God’s Goddesses, epic hero, religious link or Pauranic legend with names like Vishnukranta, Jayanti, Saptparna, Sita Ashok, Parijat, Ulat Kamal, Putrajivak, Kinshuka, Ashvattha, Aragvadh, Prutushimba, Madanphla and scientific names have its origin in ancient languages like Arabic, Persian, Greek and Tamil.
Dr Rajesh Sharma while reflecting on tree neutraceuticals told that native trees like Marinjan , Katraid, Lasuda, Pauna, Sohanjana, Kakoha, Semal, Dheu, Phagwara and Daraunkal find use in local vegetables, herbal teas and ayurvedic drug formulations.
O P Sharma shared that sacred tree groves around religious places and sacred shrines like Shahdra Shrief, Vaishno Devi, Mansar, Kheer Bhawani, Zithiyar Temple, Chandigam Asthan, Ballo da Baag Mathwar and various Peer Baba’s are symbols of community conserved areas and adore natural heritage.
Dr P K Kaul, Dinesh Gupta, Zia ul Khan, Rohit, Neha, Megha Khajuria and Rekha Jain focused on tree conservation of rare and lesser known species like Babiding, Arlu, Rajharad, Kakadsingi, Padamaka in college and institutional herbal and botanical gardens at district level.
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