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Herbal Research and Development Institute

HERBAL RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (HRDI)

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The Herbal Research and Development Institute (HRDI), a nodal agency of Uttarakhand Medicinal Plant Board, has been established at Gopeshwar in 1989 for conservation, development and sustainable utilization of the valuable Medicinal and Aromatic Plant resources of Uttarakhand. It is an autonomous institute of the Uttarakhand Government registered under the Registration of Societies Act, 1860.
The main objective of HRDI is to co-ordinate medicinal and aromatic plants activities carried out by various Govt agencies, farmers, research institutes, NGOs, etc. The main field activities of the institute cover the following areas:-

Cultivation of valuable Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Uttarakhand, primarily to improve livelihood opportunities.
Survey, inventorisation and conservation of biodiversity of medicinal and aromatic plants.
Research on agro-technique, bio-diversity, biotechnology and genetic improvement of Medicinal and Medicinal Plants.
Development of cultivation techniques for Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and transfer of technology to the farmers and growers.
Revitalization of traditional knowledge and the ancients' Indian medicine system, Ayurveda.
Quality control assessment and research on active ingredients and substances of medicinal and aromatic plants.
Human resource development, extension and dissemination of information relating to medicinal and aromatic plants.
Co-ordination of activities of institutions/ departments engaged in development of medicinal and aromatic plants in Uttarakhand.

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From Director`s Desk

Medicinal & aromatic plants (MAPs) have been a vital substrate for human health ever since the dawn of civilization. The Indian Sub-continent, particularly the state of Uttarakhand, has the distinction of sporting a wide range of faunal and floral diversity including rare and valuable MAPs, as also being the abode of the ancient health system of 'Ayurveda' that has been used to the benefit of mankind for more than 5000 years.

However, many once abundant species of MAPs, have suffered a serious decline due to an ever-expanding market fuelled by the needs of an exploding human and animal population, making them a topic of worldwide concern. The major reasons for the depletion of this important natural resource are uncertain tenurial regimes over land and plant resources, over collection of wild populations and un-sustainable management practices, in addition to other factors such as destruction, reduction and translation of habitat, competition by invasive weeds, pollution and climate change.