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I-AIM’s HERBAL GARDEN AND NURSERY

The unique green pharmacy at I-AIM Healthcare Center premises

Growing a green pharmacy at your home is not as hard as you think, all what you need:

is small garden space,
or pots of suitable size and shape,
and a green thumb.

You can harvest your own fresh ingredients for healing bath waters, infusions, decoctions and soothing balms. There is nothing more natural and fulfilling to add to your household’s health. So, what are you waiting for?

If you turn to growing plants in your own garden or in pots, it would mean having a first-aid box of natural home remedies and cutting down on the need of running to a chemist store or doctor for many ailments, for prevention and for feeling well.

Situated in the hospital premises of I-AIM Healthcare Centre at Yelahanka, Bengaluru, is I-AIM’s Herbal Garden and Nursery, which has distinctively earned its reputation of being a one stop, trusted destination for herbal gardening enthusiasts not only for the city folk, but also for people from nearby villages.

From the ubiquitous Tulsi, or Aloe vera to the memory enhancing herbs such as Brahmi and Jatamansi to the kitchen herbs such as mint and curry leaves to the natural insulin herb Madhunashini for diabetes control to the rare medicinal plants such as Saraca asoca and edible rudraksha, plants possess the power to contribute to your well-being.

Your Medicine Cabinet in your Garden

At I-AIM nursery, plant species for your Home/Institution Garden have been carefully selected considering their medicinal value, safety and efficacy, ornamental value, ease of growing and maintenance.

In the context of primary health care, our objective is to encourage more homes, schools, students, corporate houses and other institutions to adopt and grow medicinal plants and establish herbal gardens in their home/institution premises. In the process, young people will learn about the names, uses, and cultural and economic value of medicinal and aromatic plants, and how to manage these resources and the biodiversity they represent.

I-AIM Nursery’s Home/ Institution Garden Packages

Suitable medicinal plant packages can be chosen to meet the requirement of individual houses/ public and private institutions/organisations /parks which are available at affordable prices. A special User’s Guide is also provided with the package, free of cost, which has information about the identification, maintenance and use of plants for various ailments.

Sl. No.	Botanical Name	Kannada	Habit	Layout options	Where to grow	Part used	Uses
1.	Tinospora cordifolia	Amrithaballi	Climber	Clambering	Pot/Fence. Requires support	Stem/Leaves	Fever, Acidity, Diabetes. Liver tonic, General immunity,
2.	Punica granatum	Daalimbe	Tree	Standalone/hedge	Pot/Garden	fruits/ Rind	Diarrhea, Acidity, Worms, Eye problem. Antioxidant
3.	Centella asiatica	Ondelaga	Herb	Beds	Pot/semi aquatic shady locations	Leaves	Fever, Scanty urination. Memory enhancer, Hair care
4.	Bacopa monnieri	Neeru brahmi	Herb	Beds	Shallow enlarged pot, semi aquatic shady locations	Aerial parts	Memory enhancer, Hair care
5.	Phyllanthus emblica	Nelli kai	Tree	Stand alone	Garden	Fruits	General immunity, Hair care
6.	Withania somnifera	Ashvagandha	Herb	Clumps	Pot/Dry areas	Roots/Leaves	General immunity, Blood purifier
7.	Moringa oleifera	Nugge	Tree	Stand alone	Garden	Leaves/Fruits/Bark	Stomach ache, Intestinal worms, Fungal infection
8.	Piper betle	Veelyadele	Climber	Clambering	Pot/shady locations	Fruiting spike	Cold, Throat pain. Improve digestion
9.	Adhatoda zeylanica	Adusoge	Shrub	Standalone/Hedge	Pot/hedges	Leaves	Fever, Cold, Respiratory problem
10.	Aloe vera	Lolesara	Herb	Clumps	Pot/Rockery	Leaves	Skin care, Hair care
11.	Andrographis paniculata	Nelabevu	Herb	Standalone/Hedge	Pot/Semi-shaded areas	Leaves /aerial Parts	Fever, skin problems
12.	Basella alba	Basale soppu	Climber	Clambering	Pot/Garden. Support required	Leaves /aerial Parts	Mouth ulcer, Constipation, Cuts and wounds. Flatulence
13.	Ruta graveolens	Naagadaali	Herb	Stand alone/ Hedge	Pot	Leaves	Cold, Cough, Indigestion, Stomach ache
14.	Sauropus androgynus	Chakramuni	Shrub	Hedge/Stand alone	Pot/Garden	Leaves	General immunity
15.	Stevia rebaudiana	Sihi tulasi	Herb	Beds	Pot/Garden	Leaves	Sugar free sweetener
16.	Gymnema sylvestre	Madhunashini	Climber	Clambering	Pot, along fence & on other supports	Leaves	Diabetes
17.	Hibiscus rosa-sinensis	Dasavala	Shrub	Hedge/Stand alone	Pot, Garden	Leaves/Flowers	Menstrual disorders, scanty urination. Hair care
18.	Lawsonia inermis	Goranti	Shrub	Fence/Hedge/ Stand alone	Pot/Garden	Leaves	Fungal infection, Menstrual disorders. Burning feet
19.	Murraya koenigii	Karibevu	Tree	Stand alone	Pot/Garden	Leaves	Digestion, Liver tonic
20.	Ocimum tenuiflorum	Tulasi	Herb	Stand alone/Hedges/ Clumps	Pot/ in group, single	Leaves	Cold, Fever
21.	Piper longum	Hippali	Creeper	Clumps	Pot/shady locations	Fruiting spike	Cough, Hoarse throat, Indigestion
22.	Spilanthes calva	Madhumallini	Herb	Beds	Pot/Garden	Flowering spike	Dysentery, Body pain
23.	Holarrhena pubescens	Giri mallige	Tree	Stand alone	Garden	Bark	Dysentery, Bleeding disorders
24.	Bauhinia tomentosa	Basavana Paada	Tree	Stand alone	Garden	Leaves	Fever
25.	Coleus aromaticus	Doddapatre	Herb	Clumps	Pot, dry areas in garden	Leaves	Cough, Allergy
26.	Cymbopogan citratus	Nimbe hullu	Herb	Clumps/Hedges	Pot, open place in moist area	Leaves	Reduces body heat
27.	Cynodon dactylon	Garike	Herb	Lawn	Pot, lawns	Aerial parts	Cuts and wounds, Vomiting, In digestion
28.	Eclipta prostrata	Bhrungaraja	Herb	Beds	Pot, moist/ Semi aquatic	Leaves	Hair care, Skin care
29.	Vetiveria zizanioides	Laavancha	Herb	Clumps/Hedges	Pot/Garden	Leaves	Reduces body heat, Indigestion
30.	Asparagus racemosus	Shatavari/Halavu makkala taai beeru	Climber	Clambering	Pot/Dry places. Requires support	Tubers	Acidity, Scanty breast milk. General immunity

For future enquiries contact us at:

I-AIM’s Herbal Garden and Nursery
C/o Foundation of Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)

#74/2, Jarakabade Kaval, Post Attur
Via Yelahanka, Bengaluru-560 064
Tel: 91 80 28568004,
Fax: 91 80 28567926
E-mail: garden@tdu.edu.in
Web link: http://envis.frlht.org/garden.php
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmruthHerbalGardens