Herbal plants planted at CSIR-NEIST
Source: Chronicle News Service

Imphal, October 30 2021: Plantations of medicinal, aromatic and economically important plants was carried out at Herbal Garden of CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Branch Laboratory, Lamphelpat by Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata director Dr AA Mao in the presence of senior principal scientist Dr Huidrom Birkumar Singh and Manipur Public Service Commission member Dr Lokho Puni and other officials on Saturday.

A press release of CSIR-NEIST informed that more than 60 species of medicinal, aromatic and traditional or religiously associated plants are already planted in the Herbal Garden of the institute.

Some of the important species planted in the Herbal Garden are Agar (Aquilaria malaccensis), Kekru (Sapindus mukorossi), Larong (Dillenia pentagyna), Madhbi (Hiptage benghalensis), Urirei (Stixis suaveolens), Tomal (Diospyros montana), Ningthoukhongli (Tinospora cordifolia), Heigri (Dillenia indica), Manahi (Terminalia citrina), Ureirom (Bixa Orellana), Mukthrubi (Zanthoxylum acanthopodium), Yai-thamna-manbi (Kaempferia galanga), Chingtharo angangba (Bauhinia purpurea), Harikokthong (Artocarpus lakoocha), Thang-hidak (Litsea sebifera), Bokul (Mimusops elengi), Usingsha (Litsea cubeba), Utharo (Mesua ferrea), Shamba (Oroxylum indicum), Uthum-naraobi (Bischona javanica) and Neem (Azadirachta indica), etc.

Students and teachers from various schools and colleges of the state are regularly visiting the Herbal Garden, it added.

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