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Herbal garden comes up at University of Hyderabad
Herbal garden comes up at University of Hyderabad
A herbal garden was inaugurated by Prof Appa Rao Podile, Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad (UoH), at the School of Life Sciences on Wednesday.
Hyderabad: A herbal garden was inaugurated by Prof Appa Rao Podile, Vice-Chancellor, University of Hyderabad (UoH), at the School of Life Sciences on Wednesday.
The inaugural function was attended by faculty members, officials, researchers of the university. About 250 medicinal plants comprising 60 species possessing various medicinal properties were planted in the garden which abounds in rare and endangered species.
The garden is created to support the teaching and research activities relevant to medicinal plants in the School of Life Sciences and will also become a repository centre for the rare and endangered medicinal plants having various health benefits. The Vice-Chancellor lauded the efforts of the Dean and the Herbal Garden Development Committee in creating the facility within a short period especially during this pandemic time.
The School of Life Sciences envisages to expand the facility and further intensify the research on medicinal plants to explore these resources for treating various health ailments by mobilizing funding from various sources.
This facility is established under the leadership of Prof. S. Dayananda, Dean, School of Life Sciences and under the guidance of Prof. Attipalli R. Reddy, Emeritus Professor, Department of Plant Sciences and former Vice Chancellor, Yogi Vemana University.
Dr. A.M. Reddy, Associate Professor, Dept. of Botany, Yogi Vemana University has provided 25 medicinal plant species and others were procured from Pragati Resorts.
