Aromatic Plants

Medicinal and aromatic plants in India. Importance, origin, distribution, area, production, climatic and soil requirements, propagation and nursery techniques, planting and aftercare, training and pruning, nutritional and water requirements. Plant protection, harvesting, processing and economics of under mentioned important medicinal and aromatic plants. Medicinal Plants : pepper, cardamom, clove, ginger, turmeric, betelvine, periwinkle, Rauvolfia, Dioscorea, isabgol, Ammi majus, belladonna, Cinchona, pyrethrum and other species relevant to local conditions. Aromatic Plants : Citronella grass, khus grass, sweet flag (bach), lavender, geranium, patchouli, bursera, Mentha, muskdana (musk mallow), Ocimum and other species relevant to the local conditions. Endangered medicinal and aromatic plants of India and their conservation. Study of chemical composition of a few important medicinal and aromatic plants, their extraction and use. Therapeutic and pharmaceutical uses of important species.