When the members of botanical society of St.Joseph’s college with the PG co-ordinator Dr.K M Divakar, Co-ordinator of botanical society Dr.U Vijaya Kumari and Professor V K Haridasan visit to Dhanvantri vana, located near Bangalore University?

Dhanvantri Vana was started in the year 1987, and is located near Bangalore University. It is spread across a landscape of 42.37 acres. Dhanvantri vana is maintained by the forest department in collaboration with Bangalore University. It is well known for its collection of medicinal plants which are used as ailments for diabetes, cold, cough, asthma, laxatives, anti-cancerous, lactation inducing plants, blood purifiers, anti –inflammatory, antioxidant, antiseptic, vitamin rich plants and also plants for boosting memory.

Dhanvantri Vana also sells these medicinally important plants at the cheapest rates possible to bring about awareness amongst people as well as help them to use these plants in their daily use.

The names of a few important plants are Decalepis hamitan, Tylophora asthmatica (used for bronchial asthma and allergic rhinitis ), Aerva lanata(effective remedy to expel kidney stones), Costus igneus(insulin plant ), Sauropus androgymus(used in treatment of cardiovascular diseases, induction of lactation), Phyllanthus acidus, Hemidesmes indicus, Coleus amboinicus, Tinospora cordifolia, Acacia catechu(possesses astringent, anti-inflammatory) ,Alternanthera sessilis, Acalypha indica( diabetes), Hemigraphis paniculata, Vitex negundo(cooling effect that eases pain and swelling), Emblica officinalis, etc.

Members of botanical society of St.Joseph’s college paid a visit to Dhanvantri Vana on 24th August 2013 along with the PG co- ordinator Dr.K M Divakar, Co-ordinator of botanical society Dr.U Vijaya Kumari and Professor V K Haridasan.

Dr. Divakar took the inventiveness to explain the medicinal uses of the plants which were available there for the students. It was an exciting moment for the students who were enthusiastic to know about the medicinal uses of all these plants. This particular visit encouraged the students to go for these naturally occurring medicine rather than the synthetic drugs. At the end of the day stimulated by this visit every one carried home quite a number of medicinal plants to grow them in their backyard. Visits such as these are real eye-openers for the students.



Address:

Dhanvantri Vana
Jnana Jyothi Nagar,
Jnana Bharathi,
Bengaluru,
Karnataka 560056