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Medicinal Plant Garden

Conserving endemic and economically valuable medicinal plant species used in traditional and modern medicine.

TSBS has established a medicinal plant garden to educate students on the importance of conserving natural resources for sustainable ecosystem dynamics, showcasing endemic and economically valuable plant species used in traditional and modern medicine — including Ocimum tenuiflorum (Tulsi), which grows alongside the species pictured below.

Withania somnifera (Aswagandha / Indian ginseng) — *Withania somnifera*
Aswagandha / Indian ginseng

Adhatoda vasica (Vasaka / Malabar Nut) — *Adhatoda vasica*
Vasaka / Malabar Nut

Swertia chirata (Chirayata) — *Swertia chirata*
Chirayata

Pandanus amaryllifolius (Annapurna) — *Pandanus amaryllifolius*
Annapurna

Cissus quadrangularis (Hadjod) — *Cissus quadrangularis*
Hadjod

Vinca rosea (Sadabahari) — *Vinca rosea*
Sadabahari

Bryophyllum pinnatum (Hemsagar) — *Bryophyllum pinnatum*
Hemsagar

Piper longum (Pippali) — *Piper longum*
Pippali

Rauvolfia serpentina (Sarpagandha) — *Rauvolfia serpentina*
Sarpagandha

Acorus calamus (Vacha) — *Acorus calamus*
Vacha

Current development

Under Assistant Professor Anshuman Sarangi’s leadership, TSBS is developing a tissue culture unit for sapling production and cultivating Musa acuminata (Banana) with plans for future commercial production.

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