Lok Sabha Question No. 4959 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-01
Subject: Research on Medicinal Plants
Ministry: AYURVEDA,YOGA & NATUROPATHY,UNANI,SIDDHA AND HOMEOPATHY (AYUSH)
Asked by: Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AYUSH

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4959 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01 ST  APRIL, 2022

## RESEARCH ON MEDICINAL PLANTS

## 4959.  SHRI PATEL HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI

Will the Minister of AYUSH be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  research  is  being  undertaken  on  various  aspects  of  medicinal  plants  in  the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; and

(c)  the  details  of  institutions  involved  in  such  research  work,  State/UT-wise  including Gujarat?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF AYUSH (SHRI SARBANANDA SONOWAL)

(a)  &  (b)  Yes  Sir,  the  researches  on  medicinal  plants  are  being  supported  by  different Ministries/Departments of  Government  of  India viz. Ministry of Ayush,  Ministry  of Agriculture  &  Farmers'  Welfare,  Department  of  Biotechnology  (DBT)  etc.  under  their concerned schemes/programmes.

Research Councils viz. Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM), Central Council for Research  in  Homoeopathy  (CCRH)  and  Central  Council  for  Research  in  Siddha  (CCRS) autonomous  organizations  under  the  Ministry  of  AYUSH  are  engaged  in  research  & development activities  on  medicinal  plants  used in  their  respective  system  of  medicine.  In addition, the National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Ministry of Ayush, under its Central Sector Scheme on 'Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants'  provides  project  based  support  to  carry  out  research  &  development  activities  on various  aspects  of  medicinal  plants  to  government  as  well  as  private  universities/research institutions/organizations across the country. Details are placed at Annexure-I.

c)  The  state  wise  details  of  the  institutions  involved  in  such  research  work  are  placed  at Annexure-II.

## State-wise details of research projects which are being undertaken on various aspects of medicinal plants:

## 1. Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS)

CCRAS, Ministry of Ayush is involved in research activities such as medicinal plant research (Medico-ethno botanical  survey,  pharmacognosy and tissue  culture),  Drug  Standardization, Pharmacological  Research,  Clinical  Research,  Literary  Research  &  Documentation.  These activities are carried out through 30 institutes/ Centres/ Units located all over India and also through collaborative studies with various universities, hospitals and institutes.

|   S.No. | Discipline/Aspects                                               | Details                                          | Number of projects                                                                                                                                                            |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Clinical Research                                                | 1. No. of projects undertaken                    | 107 (71 completed &36 ongoing)                                                                                                                                                |
|       1 | Clinical Research                                                | 2. Classical drug validated for safety &efficacy | 52                                                                                                                                                                            |
|       1 | Clinical Research                                                | 3. New Drug developed                            | 03                                                                                                                                                                            |
|       2 | Medicinal Plants Research                                        | 1. No. of projects undertaken                    | 48 projects (21 projects completed and 27 are under progress)                                                                                                                 |
|       2 | Medicinal Plants Research                                        | 2. Pharmacognostical standards developed         | 12 projects                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       2 | Medicinal Plants Research                                        | 3. Cultivation and in-vitro propagation          | 4 project                                                                                                                                                                     |
|       2 | Medicinal Plants Research                                        | 4. Medico-Ethno Botanical Survey conducted       | 5 projects                                                                                                                                                                    |
|       3 | Drug Standardisation& Phyto-Chemistry                            | 1. No. of projects undertaken :                  | Total Projects -30                                                                                                                                                            |
|       3 | Drug Standardisation& Phyto-Chemistry                            | 2. No. of quality standard developed             | 80                                                                                                                                                                            |
|       4 | Fundamental & Literary Research                                  | 1. No. of projects undertaken:                   | 29 projects (16 projects completed)                                                                                                                                           |
|       4 | Fundamental & Literary Research                                  | 2. No. of books translated/ Published            | 44 books and 8 booklets out of which 08 books based on Fundamental/ Literary Research have been published and 02 translations of Classical Ayurveda books have been published |
|       4 | Fundamental & Literary Research                                  | 3. No. of diagnostic tool developed              | 07                                                                                                                                                                            |
|       5 | Pharmacological studies/Biological Activities and Safety studies | 1. No. of projects undertaken                    | 13 completed &24 ongoing                                                                                                                                                      |
|       5 | Pharmacological studies/Biological Activities and Safety studies | 2. No. of Toxicity Studies conducted             | 9 completed &21 ongoing                                                                                                                                                       |
|       5 | Pharmacological studies/Biological Activities and Safety studies | 3. No. of Safety Studies conducted               | 9 completed &13 ongoing                                                                                                                                                       |

## 2. Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM)

CCRUM  is  undertaking  research  on  various  aspects  of  medicinal  plants  used  in  Unani System of Medicine. A total number of 206 projects on preclinical safety and toxicity studies, 193  projects  under  clinical  research  programme  including  clinical  validation/New  drug development/ fundamental research are supported. These Projects  cover  1229  formulations and  298  single  drugs  under  Drug  standardization  programme  including    development  of National  Formularies  of  Unani  Medicine  by  inclusion  of  Unani  Classical  formulations, Physico-chemical  Standards of  Unani  Formulations,  Unani  Pharmacopoeia  of  Single  drugs and Compound Formulations and Chemical Investigation of  Unani single drugs. 146 projects related  to  Literary  Research  Programme.  More  than  9,500  Folklore  claims  have  been documented & published in the form of 09 volumes of Books.

## 3. Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH)

There  are  04  institutes  of  CCRH  which  are  working  on  the  various  aspects  of  medicinal plants and details thereof -

|   S. No. | State          | Institutes/Units                                                                               | Type of Research work undertaken                                                                                                                                     |
|----------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Uttar Pradesh- | Dr. D.P. Rastogi, Central Research Institute for Homoeopathy (DDPRCRI), Noida (Uttar Pradesh). | Drug standardization work in following aspects: 1. Pharmacognostical studies 2. Physico chemical studies 3. Pharmacological studies                                  |
|        2 | West Bengal    | Dr. Anjali Chatterjee Regional Research Institute (H), Kolkata                                 | Drug standardization work in following aspects (from 2019 onward): 1. Physico chemical studies 2. Pharmacological studies                                            |
|        3 | Tamil Nadu     | Centre of Medicinal Plants Research In Homoeopathy, Ooty                                       | Cultivation, survey, collection and maintenance of germplasm of exotic and indigenous plants used in homoeopathy as well as developing agro-techniques for the same. |
|        4 | Telangana      | Drug Standardization Unit (H), Hyderabad                                                       | Drug standardization work in following aspects: 1. Pharmacognostical studies 2. Physico chemical studies (till 2019)                                                 |

## 4. Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS)

CCRS,  Ministry  of  Ayush  is  conducting  research  in  Siddha  system  of  medicine  focusing clinical  research  including  safety  and  efficacy  studies  of  Siddha  drugs,  validation  of  the fundamental  principles,  drug  standardization  and  quality  control,  survey  and  cultivation  of medicinal plants and literary research through Intra Mural Research (IMR) projects. A total number of 31 IMR projects, 03 projects have been completed and rest of 28 are on-going.

## 5. National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB)

During last  05  years  (2017-18  to  2021-22),  NMPB  has  supported  60  projects  based  major research activities on various aspects such as:

| Sr. No.   | Research areas                                                                                                 | State                       |   Number of projects |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------|
| 1.        | Survey, identification, characterization and conservation of medicinal plants.                                 | Delhi                       |                    1 |
| 1.        | Survey, identification, characterization and conservation of medicinal plants.                                 | Himachal Pradesh            |                    2 |
| 1.        | Survey, identification, characterization and conservation of medicinal plants.                                 | Karnataka                   |                    1 |
| 1.        | Survey, identification, characterization and conservation of medicinal plants.                                 | Kerala                      |                    1 |
| 1.        | Survey, identification, characterization and conservation of medicinal plants.                                 | Madhya Pradesh              |                    1 |
| 1.        | Survey, identification, characterization and conservation of medicinal plants.                                 | West Bengal                 |                    1 |
|           |                                                                                                                | Total                       |                   07 |
| 2.        | Post-harvest Management, assessment of heavy metals and integrated pest management                             | Jammu &Kashmir              |                    1 |
| 2.        | Post-harvest Management, assessment of heavy metals and integrated pest management                             | Madhya Pradesh              |                    1 |
| 2.        | Post-harvest Management, assessment of heavy metals and integrated pest management                             | Uttar Pradesh               |                    2 |
| 2.        | Post-harvest Management, assessment of heavy metals and integrated pest management                             | Karnataka                   |                    2 |
| 2.        | Post-harvest Management, assessment of heavy metals and integrated pest management                             | Tamil Nadu                  |                    1 |
| 2.        | Post-harvest Management, assessment of heavy metals and integrated pest management                             | West Bengal                 |                    1 |
|           |                                                                                                                | Total                       |                   08 |
| 3.        | Varietal development and prospect of marketing                                                                 | Assam                       |                    2 |
| 3.        | Varietal development and prospect of marketing                                                                 | Gujarat                     |                    1 |
| 3.        | Total                                                                                                          | Total                       |                   03 |
| 4.        | Genotype Identification, genetic improvement and germplasm collection & conservation                           | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                    1 |
| 4.        | Genotype Identification, genetic improvement and germplasm collection & conservation                           | Karnataka                   |                    2 |
| 4.        | Genotype Identification, genetic improvement and germplasm collection & conservation                           | Kerala                      |                    1 |
| 4.        | Genotype Identification, genetic improvement and germplasm collection & conservation                           | Uttarakhand                 |                    1 |
| 4.        | Genotype Identification, genetic improvement and germplasm collection & conservation                           | Tamil Nadu                  |                    1 |
| 4.        |                                                                                                                | Total                       |                   06 |
| 5.        | Development of agro techniques, standardization of nursery techniques and cultivation practices                | Chandigarh                  |                    1 |
| 5.        | Development of agro techniques, standardization of nursery techniques and cultivation practices                | Jammu &Kashmir              |                    1 |
| 5.        | Development of agro techniques, standardization of nursery techniques and cultivation practices                | Kerala                      |                    2 |
| 5.        | Development of agro techniques, standardization of nursery techniques and cultivation practices                | Uttarakhand                 |                    1 |
| 5.        | Development of agro techniques, standardization of nursery techniques and cultivation practices                | West Bengal                 |                    1 |
|           |                                                                                                                | Total                       |                   06 |
| 6.        | In-vitro propagation studies, micro- propagation chemical & molecular profiling and phyto-chemicals evaluation | Arunachal Pradesh           |                    1 |
| 6.        | In-vitro propagation studies, micro- propagation chemical & molecular profiling and phyto-chemicals evaluation | Himachal Pradesh            |                    3 |
| 6.        | In-vitro propagation studies, micro- propagation chemical & molecular profiling and phyto-chemicals evaluation | Jammu &Kashmir              |                    1 |
| 6.        | In-vitro propagation studies, micro- propagation chemical & molecular profiling and phyto-chemicals evaluation | Puducherry                  |                    1 |
| 6.        | In-vitro propagation studies, micro- propagation chemical & molecular profiling and phyto-chemicals evaluation | Punjab                      |                    2 |
| 6.        | In-vitro propagation studies, micro- propagation chemical & molecular profiling and phyto-chemicals evaluation | Karnataka                   |                    1 |
| 6.        | In-vitro propagation studies, micro- propagation chemical & molecular profiling and phyto-chemicals evaluation | Kerala                      |                    1 |
| 6.        | In-vitro propagation studies, micro- propagation chemical & molecular profiling and phyto-chemicals evaluation | Uttarakhand                 |                    1 |
| 6.        | In-vitro propagation studies, micro- propagation chemical & molecular profiling and phyto-chemicals evaluation | Uttar Pradesh               |                    1 |
| 6.        |                                                                                                                | West Bengal                 |                    1 |
|           |                                                                                                                | Total                       |                   13 |
| 7.        | Bioactivity guided fractionation studies                                                                       | Delhi                       |                    1 |
| 7.        | Bioactivity guided fractionation studies                                                                       | Himachal Pradesh            |                    1 |

|           |                                                           | Kerala           |   1 |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------------|-----|
|           |                                                           | Telangana        |   1 |
|           |                                                           | West Bengal      |   1 |
| Total     | Total                                                     | Total            |  05 |
| 8.        | Intercropping and sustainable production technology       | Gujarat          |   1 |
| Total     | Total                                                     | Total            |  01 |
| 9.        | Documentation and development of geo- tag digital library | Assam            |   1 |
|           |                                                           | Himachal Pradesh |   1 |
|           |                                                           | Rajasthan        |   1 |
|           |                                                           | Total            |  03 |
| 10.       | Finding out substitute and authentication of              | Gujarat          |   2 |
| raw drugs | raw drugs                                                 | Himachal Pradesh |   1 |
|           |                                                           | Kerala           |   2 |
|           |                                                           | Maharashtra      |   1 |
|           |                                                           | Odisha           |   1 |
|           |                                                           | Punjab           |   1 |
| Total     | Total                                                     | Total            |  08 |
| Sub Total | Sub Total                                                 | Sub Total        |  60 |

## 6. Indian Council of Agricultural Research

ICAR-Directorate  of  Medicinal  and  Aromatic  Plants  Research  (ICAR-DMAPR),  Anand, Gujarat conducts basic, applied and adaptive research on medicinal and aromatic plants on 11 mandated  crops  viz.  Aloe  vera,  Guggal,  Senna,  Isabgol,  Aswagandha,  Giloe,  Safed  musli, Lemongrass,  Palmarosa,  Salaparni  and  Satavari.  Presently,  DMAPR  is  maintaining  2168 germplasm accessions of 16 species of MAPs and 331 accessions of Betelvine as given in Table  1.  In  addition,  3915  number  of  accessions  of  46  medicinal  and  aromatic  plants  are being  maintained  at  26  ICAR-All  India  Coordinated  Research  Projects  (ICAR-AICRP) centres  at  different  Agro-ecological  Zones  of  the  country.  These  centres  develop  Good Agricultural  Practices  (GAP)  of  medicinal  plants  which  are  brought  under  cultivation  and commercially important.

## 7. Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

The  DBT has been implementing a programme  on Translational  Research  for  Developing Products  and  Processes  from  Medicinal  and  Aromatic  Plants  by  funding  R&D  projects  at various institutions / universities / other organizations with an objective to utilize the tools and techniques of biotechnology for identification of elite material and their multiplication, chemical  and  molecular  characterization,  production  of  secondary  metabolites,  developing standardized,  efficacious  and  safe  herbal  products  (both  in  AYUSH  mode  as  well  as phytopharmaceutical drugs), isolation and characterization of novel bioactives with therapeutic  potential,  generating  genomic  resources  and  studying  biosynthetic  pathways  in important medicinal and aromatic plants.

## State/UT-wise details of the institutions where research are being carried out-

## 1. Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS)

The  Council  is  conducting  research  activities  through  30  peripheral  research  institutes including Gujarat as-

|   S.No | State                     | Name of the Institutes/Centres/Units                                                                              |
|--------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Andhra Pradesh            | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Vijayawada-520015                                                           |
|      2 | Arunachal Pradesh         | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Itanagar -791111                                                            |
|      3 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Port Blair - 744101                                                         |
|      4 | Assam                     | Central Ayurveda Research Institute Beltola, Guwahati-781028                                                      |
|      5 | Bihar                     | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, D Block, Rajindra Memorial Res., Institute Building, AgamKuan, Patna-800007 |
|      6 | Delhi                     | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Road No.66, Punjabi Bagh, New Delhi - 110026                                 |
|      7 | Goa                       | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute for Mineral and Marine Medicinal Resources, Goa                              |
|      8 | Gujarat                   | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute Asarwa, Ahmedabad- 380016                                                    |
|      9 | Himachal Pradesh          | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Gandhi Bhawan, Mandi- 175001                                                |
|     10 | Jammu& Kashmir            | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, JDA Housing Colony, Ban Talab, Rajender Nagar, Jammu-181123                 |
|     11 | Karnataka                 | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Bengaluru                                                                    |
|     12 | Kerala                    | National Ayurveda Research Institute for Panchakarma, Cheruthuruthy- 679531                                       |
|     13 | Kerala                    | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute,Poojapura, Trivandrum- 695012                                                |
|     14 | Madhya Pradesh            | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Amkho, Gwalior-474009                                                       |
|     15 | Maharashtra               | Raja RamdeoAnandilalPodar (RRAP) Central Ayurveda Research Institute, RA Podar College, Worli, Mumbai-400018      |
|     16 | Maharashtra               | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, NIT Complex, Nandanwan, Nagpur-440009                                       |
|     17 | Maharashtra               | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Pune- 411038                                                                |
|     18 | Nagaland                  | Regional Ayurveda Research Centre, Dimapur (Nagaland) - 797112                                                    |
|     19 | Orissa                    | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Bharatpur, Bhubaneswar, Odisha-751003                                        |
|     20 | Punjab                    | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, MotiBagh Road, Patiala-                                                      |

|    |               | 147001                                                                                                       |
|----|---------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 21 | Rajasthan     | M.S. Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Indira Colony, Bani Park, Jhotwara Road, Jaipur-302016.           |
| 22 | Sikkim        | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Tadong, Gangtok -737102                                                |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu    | Dr. AchantaLakshmipati Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, VHS Campus, TTTI Post, Chennai-600113           |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu    | Captain Srinivasa Murthy Central Ayurveda Research Institute, Chennai - 600106.                              |
| 25 | Telengana     | National Centre of Indian Medical Heritage, Hyderabad - 500036                                               |
| 26 | Tripura       | Regional Ayurveda Research Centre, 135, Ramnagar Road, No. 4 Opp. of Raj Bhandar, Agartala, Tripura - 799002 |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute, Indira Nagar, Lucknow- 226016                                          |
| 28 | Uttar Pradesh | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute , Jhansi - 284003                                                       |
| 29 | Uttarakhand   | Regional Ayurveda Research Institute , Thapla, Ranikhet- 263645                                              |
| 30 | West Bengal   | Central Ayurveda Research Institute, 4 CN Block, Sector V, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata-700091                      |

## 2. Central Council for Research in Unani Medicine (CCRUM)

The  Council  is  having  a  network  of  22  Institutes/Centres/Unit  for  carrying  out  research activities as-

|   S. No. | State          | Name and address of the institutes                                                                                                                          |
|----------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh | Clinical Research Unit , Dr. Abdul Haq Unani Medical College, 40/23,Park Road,Kurnool-518 001 (Andhra Pradesh)                                              |
|        2 | Assam          | Regional Research Centre (RRC), S.M. Dev Civil Hospital, Silchar - 788 001(Cachar) Assam                                                                    |
|        3 | Bihar          | Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Guzri, Patna City, Patna- 800 008 (Bihar)                                                                    |
|        4 | Delhi          | Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, D-11/1, AbulFazal Enclave, Jamia Nagar, Okhla, New Delhi - 110 025.                                          |
|        4 | Delhi          | (Extension Centre of RRIUM, New Delhi) Unani Medical Centre, Dr. RMLHospital, New Delhi - 110 001                                                           |
|        4 | Delhi          | (Extension Centre of RRIUM, New Delhi) Unani Speciality Centre, Dr.DeenDayalUpadhaya Hospital, New Delhi - 110 064                                          |
|        4 | Delhi          | (Extension Centre of RRIUM, New Delhi) Unani Medical Centre, Safdarjung Hospital New Delhi - 110 029                                                        |
|        4 | Delhi          | AUYSH wellness Center, President Estate, New Delhi 110004                                                                                                   |
|        4 | Delhi          | Integrated AYUSH Clinic All India Institute of Ayurveda, SaritaVihar New Delhi-110076                                                                       |
|        5 | Delhi          | Hakim Ajmal Khan Institute of Literary and Historical Research in Unani Medicine, Dr. M. A. Ansari Health Centre, JamiaMilliaIslamia, Okhla, New Delhi - 25 |

|   6. |                     | Drug Standardization Research Unit, 61-65 Institutional Area Opp. D Block Janakpuri New Delhi                                                                                                   |
|------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    7 | Jammu& Kashmir (UT) | Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, University of Kashmir Campus, Hazrat Bal, Srinagar - 190 006 (Jammu &Kashmir)                                                                    |
|    8 | Kerala              | Clinical Research Unit (Unani), Kurupatil Nina Memorial, Near Panchayat Office, P. O. Edathala (N) - 683 564, Alweye, Kerala                                                                    |
|    8 | Kerala              | Extension Research Centre for Unani (Clinical Research Unit, Edathala) Pattiam Gram Panchayat, Kannur, Kerala                                                                                   |
|    9 | Karnataka           | Clinical Research Unit (Unani),National Institute of Unani Medicine, Kottigepaliya, Magadi Main Road, Bengaluru - 560 091 (Karnataka)                                                           |
|   10 | Madhya Pradesh      | Clinical Research Unit (Unani), Department of Pharmacology, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal - 462 001 (M.P.)                                                                                     |
|   11 | Madhya Pradesh      | Clinical Research Unit (Unani), S. H. Unani Tibbiya College, Ganpati Naka, Burhanpur - 450 331 (M.P.)                                                                                           |
|   12 | Maharashtra         | Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine Plot No.38/39 , Sector-18 , Kharghar, Navi Mumbai (Maharashtra)- 410210                                                                           |
|   12 | Maharashtra         | Extension Centre of RRIUM , Mumbai at J.J. Hospital Compound,(Behind Eye Bank), Byculla, Mumbai - 400 008 (Maharashtra)                                                                         |
|   13 | Odisha              | Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Chandbali Bypass Road, Near Rural Police Station, Bhadrak - 756 100 (Orissa)                                                                     |
|   14 | Tamil Nadu          | Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine,1, West Meda Church Street Royapuram, Chennai - 600 013 (Tamil Nadu)                                                                              |
|   15 | Telangana           | National Research Institute of Unani Medicine for Skin Disorders (Erstwhile Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine) Opp. E.S.I., Hospital, A.G. Colony Road, Erragadda, Hyderabad - 500 8 |
|   16 | Uttar Pradesh       | Central Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Post & village, BasahaKursi Road, Lucknow - 226 026 (Uttar Pradesh)                                                                               |
|   17 | Uttar Pradesh       | Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Shah Jahan Manzil, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh - 202 001 (Uttar Pradesh)                                                                  |
|   18 | Uttar Pradesh       | Drug Standardization Research Institute, PLIM, Building, Opp. 'M' Block, Sector-23, Kamla Nehru Nagar, Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh)                                                                |
|   19 | Uttar Pradesh       | Regional Research Centre (RRC), B-501/4, G.T.B. Nagar, Opp. Dulhan Palace, Kareli, Allahabad - 211 016 (Uttar Pradesh)                                                                          |
|   20 | Uttar Pradesh       | Clinical Research Unit (Unani), Cantonment General Hospital (Sotiganj) Begum Bridge, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh)                                                                                     |
|   21 | Uttar Pradesh       | Chemical Research Unit, Department of Research in Unani Medicine Near Office of Dean, Faculty of Science, A.M.U. Aligarh - 202002                                                               |
|   22 | West Bengal         | Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine,First Floor, 250A/29, G.T. Road (North) Near Jaiswal Hospital, Liluah, Howrah - 711201                                                            |

## 3. Central Council for Research in Homoeopathy (CCRH)

There  are  04  institutes  of  CCRH  which  are  working  on  the  various  aspects  of  medicinal plants and details thereof -

|   S. No. | State          | Institutes/Units                                                                               |
|----------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Uttar Pradesh- | Dr. D.P. Rastogi, Central Research Institute for Homoeopathy (DDPRCRI), Noida (Uttar Pradesh). |
|        2 | West Bengal    | Dr. Anjali Chatterjee Regional Research Institute (H), Kolkata                                 |
|        3 | Tamil Nadu     | Centre of Medicinal Plants Research In Homoeopathy, Ooty                                       |
|        4 | Telangana      | Drug Standardization Unit (H), Hyderabad                                                       |

## 4. Central Council for Research in Siddha (CCRS)

- a.  Institutes-wise  details  of  Intra  Mural  Research  (IMR)  on  medicinal  plants  (Completed Projects)-
- b.  Institutes-wise  details  of  Intra  Mural  Research  (IMR)  on  medicinal  plants  (On-going Projects)-

|   S.No. | State      | Institute                                  |
|---------|------------|--------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Tamil Nadu | Siddha Central Research Institute, Chennai |
|       1 | Tamil Nadu | Siddha Medicinal Plants Garden, Mettur Dam |

|   S.No. | State UT-wise   | Institute                                              |
|---------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Delhi           | Siddha Clinical Research Unit, New Delhi               |
|       2 | Karnataka       | Siddha Clinical Research Unit, Bengaluru, Karnataka    |
|       3 | Kerala          | Siddha Regional Research Institute, Thiruvananthapuram |
|       4 | Puducherry      | Siddha Regional Research Institute, Puducherry         |
|       5 | Tamil Nadu      | Siddha Central Research Institute, Chennai             |
|       5 | Tamil Nadu      | Siddha Medicinal Plants Garden, Mettur Dam             |
|       5 | Tamil Nadu      | Central Council for Research in Siddha, Chennai        |

## 5. National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB)

During  last  05 years,  State/UTs-wise  details  of  institutes  involved  in  research  under supported project as-

|   S.No | State                     | Details of Institutions                                                                                                                                                     |
|--------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | ICAR Central Island Agricultural Research Institute, Garacharma,Port Blair, South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands-744105                                               |
|      2 | Arunachal Pradesh         | Natural Product Chemistry Section, CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology (formerly R.R.L.), Branch Itanagar G- Sector, Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh - 791110 |
|      3 | Assam                     | CSIR-NIEST (RRL), Jorhat, PIN 785006.                                                                                                                                       |

|   4. |                  | Central Ayurveda Research Institute (CARI), Guwahati (Assam),                                                                                                |
|------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|    5 | Chandigarh       | ICAR-IISWC RC, Plot No 3A, Sector 27 A, Chandigarh-160019                                                                                                    |
|    6 | Delhi            | Tissue Culture and Cryopreservation Unit, ICAR- National Bureau of Plant Genetics Resources, New Delhi- 110012.                                              |
|    7 | Delhi            | Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Basic Sciences, Jamia Milia Islamia, JamiaNagar Delhi -110025.                                                      |
|    8 | Gujarat          | Department of Horticulture, Institute of ICAR-DMAPR, Anand, Gujarat - 387310.                                                                                |
|    9 | Gujarat          | ICAR-Directorate of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research, Boriavi, Anand Gujarat-387310.                                                                   |
|   10 | Gujarat          | Department of Botany, The Maharaja Soyairao University of Baroda, Sayagigunj, Vadodara - 390002.                                                             |
|   11 | Gujarat          | Govt. Science Collage, Bhilad, Zaroli-Mission Road, Bh. ITI Collage, Gujarat, India.                                                                         |
|   12 | Himachal Pradesh | Himalayan Forest Research Institute, Conifer Campus Panthaghati, Shimla- 171013.                                                                             |
|   13 | Himachal Pradesh | ICAR- NBPGR, Regional Station, Phagli, Shimla, H.P., 171004.                                                                                                 |
|   14 | Himachal Pradesh | Department of Botany, Akal Collage of Basic Science, Eternal University, Baru Sahib, District Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh.                                     |
|   15 | Himachal Pradesh | Department of Animal Sciences (Zoology) School of Life Sciences, Central University of Himachal Pradesh Shahpur Campus, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh PIN: 176206 |
|   16 | Himachal Pradesh | Dr YS Parmar- University Of Horticulture And Forestry, ,Neri ,Hamirpur,Himachal Pradesh-177001                                                               |
|   17 | Himachal Pradesh | CSIR-Institute Of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, (CSIR- IHBT), Palampur, Kangra, Himachal Pradesh-176061                                                  |
|   18 | Jammu & Kashmir  | School of Biotechnology, University of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Jammu-180006.                                                                         |
|   19 | Ladakh           | National Research Institute of Sowa-region, Leh, Ladakh.                                                                                                     |
|   20 | Madhya Pradesh   | ICAR- Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering, NabiBagh, Berasia Road, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh                                                          |
|   21 | Madhya Pradesh   | Jawaharlal Nehru KrishiVishwaVidhalya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh- 482004                                                                                      |
|   22 | Maharashtra      | Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, RashtrasantTukadojiMaharaj Nagpur, University, Nagpur, Mahashtra - 440033                                             |
|   23 | Rajasthan        | Department of Food and Biotechnology, JyotiVidyapeeth Women's University, Jaipur - 303122, Rajasthan                                                         |
|   24 | Kerala           | Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi, Thrissur, kerala-680653.                                                                                           |
|   25 | Kerala           | Collage of Horticulture, Kerala Agriculture University, KAU P.O, Thrissur District. PIn 680656                                                               |
|   26 | Kerala           | Collage of Veterinary and Animal Science, Mannuthy Pin 680651                                                                                                |
|   27 | Kerala           | Department of Botany, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, pin- 695581, Thruvananthapuram.                                                                     |
|   28 | Kerala           | Biotechnology And Bioinformatics Division Jawaharlal Nehru Tropical Botanic Garden & Research Institute,Palode, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 562 Kerala          |
|   29 | Kerala           | Vaidyaratnam Ayurveda College, Ollur, Kerala University Of Health Sciences, Thaikattussery, Thrissur ,Kerala-680306                                          |
|   30 | Kerala           | Center of Medicinal Plant Research Arya Vaidya Sala, Kottakkal, Kerala-676503                                                                                |
|   31 | Karnataka        | College of Forestry, UAS Dharwad, SIRSI, Uttra Kannada, Karnataka                                                                                            |

|    |               | - 581401, telephone: 9448933680.                                                                                                                           |
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| 32 |               | Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment Conservation Genetics Lab, Royal Enclave Srirampura, Jakkur PO Bengaluru 560064 (ATREE),          |
| 33 |               | Indian Institute of Horticultural Research Hessarghatta lake (P.O) Bangalore-89, PIN 560089.                                                               |
| 34 |               | Institute of wood Science and Technology, 18th Cross Malleshwaram, Bengalore-560003.                                                                       |
| 35 |               | Institute of Wood Science and Technology , 18th Cross, Malleshwaram, Bangalore- 560003                                                                     |
| 36 |               | Department of Research and Development , Natural Remedies Pvt. Electronic City, Bangalore, Karnataka.                                                      |
| 37 | Odisha        | Regional Plant Resource Centre IRC Village, Nayapalli, Bhubaneswar, Khordha, Odisha-751015                                                                 |
| 38 | Punjab        | Department of Pharmaceutical Science & Technology, Maharaja Ranjit Singh Punjab Technical University, Bathinda, Punjab.                                    |
| 39 |               | Department of Natural Products, National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research, SAS Nagar, Punjab                                             |
| 40 |               | Department Of Pharmacognosy ISF College Of Pharmacy Ghal Kalan Moga Punjab-142001                                                                          |
| 41 | Puducherry    | Department of Botany, Kanchi Mamunivar Centre for postgraduation studies, Puducherry, India PIN-605008 .                                                   |
| 42 | Tamil Nadu    | Department of forestry, land use and climate change division, P.B. No. 1061, forest Campus, R. S. Puram, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu - 641002.                  |
| 43 |               | Department of Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University- Coimbatore-641003 TNAU.                                                    |
| 44 | Telangana     | CEO, Telangana". Agricultural college, Aswaraopet, Khammam (District), Telangana-507301,                                                                   |
| 45 |               | Department of Animal Biology, School of Life Sciences, Gachibowli, Hyderabad, Telangana-500046                                                             |
| 46 | Uttar Pradesh | Banaras Hindu University, Department of Botany, Institute of Science, B.H. U., Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh                                                     |
| 47 |               | CSIR-Central Institute Of Medicinal And Aromatic Plants, PO CIMAP, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh-22601                                                            |
| 48 | Uttarakhand   | Non-Wood Forest Products Division, Forest Research Institute-P.O. New Forest Dehradun, Uttarakhand-248006                                                  |
| 49 |               | Forest Pathology Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun- 248006                                                                                     |
| 50 |               | G. B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development (GBPNIHESD)Garhwal Unit, Srinagar Garhwal - 246174                      |
| 51 | West Bengal   | Uttar BangaKrishiViswaVidyalaya (UBKV), Regional Research Satation (HZ), Kalimpong, Darjeeling, West Bengal -734301.                                       |
| 52 |               | Department of Instrumentation & Electronics Engg., Jadavpur University, Salt Lake Campus, Block LB, Sector III, Kolkata-700098                             |
| 53 |               | Department of Agricultural Meteorology and Physics, Bidhan Chandra KrishiViswavidayalaya, P.O KrishiVishwavidayalaya, Mohanpur, Nadia, West Bengal-741252. |
| 54 |               | Center for Advanced Studies, Department of Botany, Calcutta University, 35, Ballygunge circular road, Kolkata Pin-700019                                   |

## 6. Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)

Under ICAR there is one  Institute  named  as  ICAR-Directorate  of  Medicinal  and  Aromatic Plant  Research  (ICAR-DMAPR),  Anand,  Gujarat.  Besides,  following  26  ICAR-All  India Coordinated Research Project on MAP are also working at different centres in India.

Forestry

Technology

|   S.No. | State             | Name of Institution                                             |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Horticulture University (Dr.        |
|       2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Central Agricultural University (CAU)                           |
|       3 | Assam             | Assam Agricultural University (AAU)                             |
|       4 | Bihar             | Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University (DRPCAU)    |
|       5 | Gujarat           | Anand Agricultural University (AAU)                             |
|       6 | Haryana           | C. C. S. Haryana Agricultural University (CCSHAU)               |
|       7 | Himachal Pradesh  | Dr. Y. S. Parmar University of Horticulture and (YSPUHF)        |
|       8 | Jharkhand         | Birsa Agricultural University (BAU)                             |
|       9 | Karnataka         | ICAR - Indian Institute of Horticultural Research (IIHR)        |
|      10 | Kerala            | Kerala Agricultural University (KAU)                            |
|      11 | Madhya Pradesh    | Indira Gandhi KrishiVishwavidyalaya (IGKV)                      |
|      12 | Madhya Pradesh    | Jawaharlal Nehru KrishiVishwavidyalaya (JNKVV)                  |
|      13 | Madhya Pradesh    | RajmataVijayrajeScindiaKrishiVishwavidyalaya (RVSKVV)           |
|      14 | Maharashtra       | Dr. PanjabraoDeshmukhKrishiVidyapeeth (PDKV)                    |
|      15 | Mahashtra         | Mahatma PhuleKrishiVidyapeeth (MPKV)                            |
|      16 | Odhisa            | Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT)          |
|      17 | Rajasthan         | MaharanaPratap University of Agriculture and Technology (MPUAT) |
|      18 | Tamil Nadu        | Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU)                       |
|      19 | Uttar Praesh      | N. D. University of Agriculture and Technology (NDUAT)          |
|      20 | Uttarakhand       | Uttarakhand University of Horticulture &Forestry (UUHF)         |
|      21 | West Bengal       | Bidhan Chandra KrishiViswavidyalaya (BCKV)                      |
|      22 | West Bengal       | Bihar Agricultural University (BAU)                             |
|      23 | West Bengal       | Uttar BangaKrishiViswavidylaya (UBKV)                           |

## Voluntary Centres under AICRP on MAP

|   S.No. | State          | Name of Institution                                                        |
|---------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      24 | Rajasthan      | Agriculture University (AU)                                                |
|      25 | Uttar Pradesh  | Banda University of Agriculture and Technology (BUAT)                      |
|      26 | Jammu &Kashmir | Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) |

## 7. Department of Biotechnology (DBT)

Details of institutions involved in research work are as-

|   S.No. | State          | Name of the Institute                                                                                    |
|---------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Assam          | Assam Agricultural University, Assam                                                                     |
|       2 | Assam          | Institute of Horticulture Technology, Mandira, Kamrup, Assam                                             |
|       3 | Assam          | National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and research (NIPER), Guwahati                            |
|       4 | Assam          | Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), Guwahati, Assam                           |
|       5 | Assam          | North East Institute of Science And Technology, Jorhat, Assam                                            |
|       6 | Bihar          | BalajiUtthanSansthan, Patna                                                                              |
|       7 | Bihar          | ICMR-Rajendra Memorial Institute of Medical Sciences (RMIMS), Patna                                      |
|       8 | Delhi          | Hamdard University, New Delhi                                                                            |
|       9 | Delhi          | ICMR-National Institute of Malaria Research, New Delhi                                                   |
|      10 | Gujarat        | Zandu Foundation for Health Care (ZFHC), Valsad, Gujarat                                                 |
|      11 | Haryana        | Translational Health Science and Technology Institute (THSTI), Faridabad                                 |
|      12 | Jammu& Kashmir | CSIR-Indian Institute of Integrative Medicine (IIIM), Jammu                                              |
|      13 | Karnataka      | The University of Trans-Disciplinary Health Sciences and Technology (TDU), Bengaluru                     |
|      14 | Karnataka      | College of Forestry, Sirsi                                                                               |
|      15 | Karnataka      | IISc, Bangaluru                                                                                          |
|      16 | Karnataka      | Institute for Stem Cell Science &Regenerative Medicine, Bangalore                                        |
|      17 | Karnataka      | National Center for Biological Sciences-TIFR (NCBS-TIFR), Bangalore                                      |
|      18 | Kerala         | Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), Thiruvananthapuram                                         |
|      19 | Kerala         | ICAR-Indian Institute of Spices Research, Kozhikode - 673012, Kerala                                     |
|      20 | Manipur        | Institute of Bio-resource and Sustainable Development (IBSD), Imphal, Manipur                            |
|      21 | Odisha         | Centre of Biotechnology, Siksha-O-Anusandhan University, Bhubaneswar                                     |
|      22 | Odisha         | High Altitude Research Station, Odisha University of Agriculture & Technology, Pottangi, Koraput, Odisha |
|      23 | Odisha         | Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), Bhubaneswar                                           |
|      24 | Odisha         | Institute of Life Science (ILS), Bhubaneswar                                                             |
|      25 | Tamil Nadu     | Periyar University, Dharmapur, Tamil Nadu                                                                |
|      26 | Tamil Nadu     | Vel Tech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Avadi, Chennai               |
|      27 | Tamil Nadu     | Kalasalingam Academy of Research and Education (KARE) (Deemed to                                         |

|    |               | be University), Virudhunagar                                                            |
|----|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 28 | Uttar Pradesh | Bennett University, Greater Noida                                                       |
| 29 | Uttar Pradesh | GLA University, Mathura                                                                 |
| 30 | Uttar Pradesh | CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CIMAP), Lucknow                |
| 31 | Uttar Pradesh | Fragrance and Flavour Development centre (FFDC) FFDC Campus, Makarand Nagar Kannauj     |
| 32 | Uttar Pradesh | Bundelkhand University, Jhansi                                                          |
| 33 | Uttarakhand   | G.B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment & Sustainable Development, Almora |
| 34 | West Bengal   | Jadavpur University, Kolkata                                                            |