Ex-situ conservation and promotion of herbal garden at forest college and research institute, Telangana

Herbal Garden play an important role in the ex-situ conservation and propagation of commonly available and frequently used medicinal and aromatic plants to create awareness about traditional usage of medicinal plants among the various stakeholders. Institutional Herbal Garden established at Forest College and Research Institute (FCRI), Telangana provides information on traditional and modern uses and propagation of medicinal plants. More than 150 species of medicinal plants belonging tomore than 50 Families Viz., Fabaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Asteraceae, Amaranthaceae, Solanaceae, Zingiberaceae, Lamiaceae, Acanthaceae etc. have been planted,established and maintained in the Institutional Herbal Garden at FCRI, Telangana during 2019-2020 with the support of National Medicinal Plants Board, New Delhi.