Report of the Committee for Gardens of Medicinal Plants Appointed by the Government of Gujarat
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GUJARAT STATE Report of the Committee for Gardens of Medicinal Plants appointed by the Government of Gujarat * GOVERNMENT CENTRAL PRESS, AHMEDABAD 1969 [Price Rs. 1-40 Ps.] GUJARAT STATE Report of the Committee for Gardens of Medicinal Plants appointed by . the Government of Gujarat * THE COMMITTEE FOR GARDENS OF MEDICINAL PLANTS GUJARAT STATE Page No. 1 II Chairman ll RASIKLAL J. PARIKH H 17 Member• 24 Vaidya Shri Vasantbhai H. Gandhi Shri Zinabhai Darji, Vaidya Shri Shantibhai P. Joshi Presiden! : District Pancho: so Surat. · Vaidya Shri Vaghjibhai K. Solanki 38 Vaidya Shri Dalpat R. Vasani Shri Chunibhai Desaibhai Desai 411 Vaidya Shri Jivraj R. Siddhapura Shri S. J. Coelho, The Director of Industries 47 Gujarat State. 1 1)2 Shri R. D. Joshi, The Chief Conservator of Fore~ 116 Gujarat State, Baroda. 119 Shri B. V. Patel, Convener. The Director of Drugs Control Administration, . Gujarat State. o-188-(1) CONTENTS OHAPTER l'age No, I Appointment and Scope of the Committee. 1 II The Committee goes into action. II m Procedure adopted by the Committee, 9 IV Outline of the proceedinga. u v The Dange. 17 VI Gir and Girnar. 24 VII Kutch so VIII Danta and Jesor. sa IX Bhavnagar, Victoria Park. 411 X Vansda-Dharampur. 47 XI Pavagadh and Chhota Udepur. 1!2 XII Shetrunjaya and Ghela Somnath. 158 XIII Vijaynagar. 119 XIV Osam and Bardo ( Kileshvar ) 62 XV Ratan Mahal, Santrampur and Deogadh Barla. 69 XVI Batpuda and Narmada river bank region. 72 XVII- Conclusion. 81 XVIII- Summary of recommendations. Appendicee. 86 CHAPTER--I APPOINTMENT AND SCOPE OF THE COMMITTEE The Government of Gujarat had appointed a Committee for Gardens of Medicinal Plants under its. Government Resolution No. D. U. C. 0. 1064/927-Q. dated 5th February, 1964. The said Government Resolution reads as follows :- 1-1. "In order to prevent the manufacture and sale of spurious and sub-standard drugs and to develop the sources .of raw materials necessary for medicinal preparations and also to examine potentialities of developing the gardens of medicinal plants as a State enterprise on commercial basis, and to conduct research for the purpose Government is pleased to constitute the following committee for a period of one year in the first instance ".- 1-2. Chairman l, Rajvaidya Shri Rasiklalbhai J. Parikh, Ahmedabad. Members 2. Vaidya Shri Vasantbhai H. Gandhi, Bhavnagar. 3. Vaidya Shri Jivrajbhai Kalidas, Dron, District : Junagadh. 4. Vaidya Shri Vaghjibhai K. Solanki, Mundra, Kutch. 5. Vaidya Shri Vallabbrambhai V. Vaidya, Ahmedabad. 6. Vaidya Shri Vasani, Lokbharti, Sanosra, District Bhavnagar. 7. Shri Zinabhai Darji, P~esident; District Panchayat, Surat. 8. Shri Chunibhai Desaibhai Desai, Ex-Congress President, Sabarkantha. 9. Shri S. J. Coelho, the Director of Industries, Gujarat State, Ahmedabad. 10. Shri R. D._ Joshi, the Chief Conservator of Forest, Gujarat State, Ahmedabad. 11. Shri B. V. Patel, the Director of Drugs Control Administration, Ahmedabad. ( Convener ) 1-3. The Head quarters of the (lOmmittee shall be at Ahmedabad. The committee shall be a State-level committee and its non-official members will be entitled to travelling allowance and daily allowance according to rules contained in Appendix XLII-A. to the B. C. S. R. Vol. II as amended from time to time. The Director of Drugs Control Administration, Gujarat State, Ahmedabad, will be the (lOntrolling Officer for the purpose of countersigning the bills· . 0·138 (I) 2 I--4. The expenditure on account of travelling allowance and daily allowance should be debited to the Budget Head " 29-Medical " and met from the grants sanctioned thereunder. I--5. This issues with the concurrence of the Financial Adviser dated the 23rd January, 1964 on this Department File of even number. I-6. Shri Vallabhram Vaidya, a member of this committee had tendered his resignation which was accepted by the Government vide its following Resolution :- GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT HEALTH AND INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT Resolution No. DC0/1064/2738/Q Sachivalaya, Ahmedabad-15, 11th March 1964. Read.-Letter dated 7th February 1964 from Acharya Shri Vallabhrambhai Vaidya, Ahmedabad .. I-7. RESOLUTION Government is: pleased to a~ept the resignation of Shri Vallabhmmbhai V. Vaidya, member on the committee for Gardens of Medicinal Plants vide Health and Industries Department, No. DC0-1064/927/Q, dated 5th February 1964. By order .and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat, (Sd.) H. C. JETHI, Under Secretary to Government of Gujarat, Health and Industries Department. Appointment of the Committee for Gardens of M edicina! Plants as a State enterprise- GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT HEALTH AND INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT Corrigendum No. DC0/1064/9560/Q Sachivalaya, Ahmedadad-15, 15th September 1964. R,.J>d.-Government Resolutions, Health and Industries Department, No. DCOf- 1064/927/Q, dated 28th January, 1964 and No. DCO. 1064/2738/Q, dated, g:. · 11th Maroh, 1964 and Government Corrigenda, Health and Industries Depart ment, No, DCO. 1064{2981/Q, . dated 18th March, 1964 and No. DCO. 1064/ 4965/Q., dated 17th June, 1964. D. 0. Letter No. Ayurvedic/21637, dated 12th August, 1964 from Shri B. V. Patel, the Director of Drugs Control Administration, Ahmedabad. CORRIGENDUM l-B.-Government is pleased to direct that the name of Rajvaidya Shri Shantilal P. Joshi should be included with retrospective effect ,;, e. from 28th January, 1964, as a member on the Committee for Gardens of Medicinal Plants formed under Health and Industries Department, Resolution No. DCO, 1064/- 427/Q, dated 28th January 1964. By order and in the name of the Governor of Gujarat, (Sd/.) M.P. RAVAL, Deputy Secretary to Government. Health and Industries Department. 1-9. The Committee was asked to submit its report within one year and subsequently an extension upto of six months was granted ~ide Government Resolution No. PHAM/1564/512/DH, dated 27th January, 1965, as under :-- Further continuance of Committees for (i) Medicinal Plants and Gardens and · (ii) Establishment of Ayu~edic Plwr macies and Expansion of existing one in the State. GOVERNMENT OF GUJARAT HEALTH AND INDUSTRIES DEPARTMENT Resolution No. PHAM-1564[512-Dh, Sachivalaya, Ahmedabad, 27th January 1965. Read.-Government Resolution, Health and Industries Department, No. DC0- 1064{927-Q, dated 28th January, 1964 and No. ADR-1064/1258-Q, dated ·1st February, 1964. · Letter No. Ayur./524, dated 8th January, 1965, from the Director of Drugs Control Administration, Ahmedabad. RESOLUTION 1-10. Government is pleased to accord sanction to the continuance of two committees for (i) Medicinal Plants and Gardens and (ii) Establishment of Ayur- "edic Pharmacles and expansion of existing one in the State, /or a further period. of six months from the date of their expiration \.e.· with effect from 28th January 1965 and 5th February, 1964, respectively. · 1-11. 2. The expenditure on this account should be debited to the budget head "29-Medical" and should be met from the sanctioned grants their under during the financial year. 1-13. 3. This issues with the concurrence of the Financial Advisor dated 19th January 1965, on this department file ofeven number. ' Th,e Committee. visited the following places and arranged public meetings including those with the Vaidyas and the regional medicinal experts at every place of visit. Tour progr~mme to places for study of medicinal plants No. Head Quarters Forest Region 1 Ahwa- Dangs Subir, Pipaldadh, Kalibel, Saputara, Bardipada, 18-3-64 Chinchli Mahal, Poorna river bank, Pipri, Bhavan gadh, Vaghai. 2 Sasan - Gir Kamleshuar dam, Haran dam, Kardapan, Kapoo 15'-4-64 riya, Shirvan, Jamvadi, Mandvi, Jasadhar, Kan kaimata, Girgadhda, Tulsishyam. 3 Bhuj - Mundra. Matano Madh, Narayan Sarovar, Mundra, Mandvi, 26-l'i~4 Anjar, Bhachau, Rapar, Rudramata, Coastal line upto Koteshvar. 4 Palanpur - Ambaji Danta, Jesor, Jungle of Kochari, Arasur hills, 19~~4 Balaram area, Dantiwada Dam. 5 Bhavnagar Victoria Park, Talaja area, Shihor hills, Songadh, 2o-7-64 Khodiyar Dam, Amargadh. 6 Vansda - Bulsar Jungle of Khambhala Maharaja, Tarkani, Unai 19-<!~4 range, Daman, Galonda, Selvas, Beginning of the Sahyadri hill rs,nges. 7 Chhotaudepur Pavagadh, Shivrajpur, Dhankuva, Amba hill, 16-~4 Na~ada river hank. 8 Botsd-Palitana Bhotadiya farm, Palitana, Area of Shetrunjaya 2!H<Hl4. Dam, Gadhda, Ghela Somnath. No. Head-Quarters Forest Region 9 Patanvav - Ghumli Osam hill, Gophill, Alach hill, Bardo, Kileshvar, (Trikamji's Ashram) Koliki, Jamjodhpur, Bhanvad, Porbandar. 22-1--~m 10 Vijaynagar Veereshvar, Dhol forest, Kal forest, polo jungle, 30-1-65 Sonaghati, Panrava, Phoolwadi hills, Harnav Dam, Antarsuba, Parsoda, Kotda. n Santrampur Bo.ria Sanjeli, San tram pur, LuDavada, Dezar, Saptakunda, 26-2-65 Baria, Adana, Ratan Mahal. 12 Rajpipla-Surpan Satpuda jungles, Surpan, Kan bodi, Shoolpaneshvar, 1-3-65 Bardipada, Gora, Narmad& river bank. CHAPTER- II THE COMMITTEE GOES INTO ACTION Il-L According to Charak Diagnosis, Treatment and Botany are the three pillars of ~yurveda_ Looking from this perspective, we can say that the main plank of Botany had vanished, during the Moghul and British regimes. Gujarat alone has taken initiative for its resurrection, and has appointed this Committee. The Committee has felt that with the discovery of myriad medicinal plants from the junlges, the public at large, students, Ayurveda research scholars and the foreigners as •1 well, will be: able to witness this important aspect of Ayurveda and also ts development and the same will be a boon to all. ll-2.-The world is mutable. Night following day and vice versa is an ab -solute certainty. After thousands of years the Sun of Ayurveda again seems to have arisen on the peaks of the Eastern mountain. The State endeavours to rehabilitate the forests for they were fnll of herbal medicines prior to the Moghul regime. ll-3.-A scientific treatise on Ayurveda is available at present. Even in this age of science, it manifests itself in different forms.