In the present scenario where the entire world is scrambling to discover a cure for the Covid-19 pandemic, many health experts have advised boosting the body's immune system which can help to minimize the effect and hasten the recovery from the disease. In this terrible situation, medicinal herbs have emerged as a savior.

In India, the Ministry of AYUSH has recommended people to drink Kadha (formulation) made of tulsi leaves, Dalchini, dry ginger powder, and black pepper for self-care and immunity-boosting measure. Consumption of medicinal herbs is increasing day by day at a very fast speed. In such a condition, the cultivation of medicinal plants would be a very profitable agribusiness for Indian farmers.

India has solid traditional health care practices that represent the old style of medication. The significant shared characteristic of the Indian old style and the folk health care traditions is their reliance upon the raw material got from an enormous assorted variety of plant species, which is evaluated to be around 6,500. The first genuine endeavor at the national level to survey the demand and supply of therapeutic plants in the nation was made by the National Medicinal Plant Board during 2001-02 when it appointed an examination through CERPA to comprehend yearly trade levels of chosen 162 medicinal plant species.

Profit in Medicinal Plant Farming

Cultivation of medicinal plants in a commercial mode is one of the most profitable agribusiness for farmers. If anyone has sufficient land and knowledge of herb marketing then he or she can earn a high income in a very moderate investment in India. According to the Traditional Treatment Health Center, 25 significant medicinal plants are always in full demand. They are; Indian Barbery, Licorice, Bael, Isabgol, Atis, Guggal, Kerth, Aonla, Chandan, Senna, Baiberang,  Long Pepper, Brahmi, Jatamansi, and Madhunashini, Kalmegh, Satavari, Ashwagandha, Chirata, Katki, Shankhpushpi, Ashoka, Giloe, kokum, Safed Musli. Along with previously mentioned medicinal herbs Mint, Aloe vera, Basil, Tulsi, Lemongrass, Coriander, Ajwain, are the most beneficial therapeutic yields in India.

However, a survey conducted by the All India Coordinated Research Project on Ethnobiology (AICRPE) during the most recent decade recorded more than 8000 types of wild plants utilized by the tribals and other conventional communities in India for rewarding different medical issues. Around 30% of therapeutic arrangements are gotten from roots, 5% blossoms, 10% organic products, 14% bark, 16% entire plants, 6% leaves, 7% seeds, 3% wood, 4% rhizomes, 6% stems and just under 20% of the species utilized are developed.

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