Medicinal Plants & Resources

In earlier times, medicinal fruits were found in the forest, but now those things are becoming extinct day by day.

— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

Previously, gethi kanda and bejaan kanda were found in the forest. All of that is now finished and needs to be protected. And all these medicines are herbs.

— Babulal Ayam · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

The disappearance of medicinal plants and herbs; earlier, medicinal herbs could be found in forests, but now everything is disappearing.

— VEER SINGH SIJUI · Kharasawan, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand

Today, when we talk about forest products, things like root vegetables and fruits such as Kendu, Baheda, and Harida, which also had medicinal properties, are no longer available. They have now become extinct or are found in very small quantities.

— Debendra Suna · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha

Our medicinal herbs, vegetables, fruits, and trees are depleting from the forests.

— Kachala Choudhary

Medicinal plants and roots found in the forest are no longer available. We must protect them.

— Laxmi Bagh · Sundargarh, Odisha

In earlier times, we used to get medicine from the forest.

— Amar Lal Dhurwey · Mandla, Madhya Pradesh

Herbs, vegetable trees, medicinal plants are becoming extinct from our forests.

— Kachala Choudhary

Traditionally, we used to use various types of medicinal properties from the forest.

— Suna majhi

Earlier, our house was next to a forest. We used to collect medicinal herbs from it. Now, it's just a forest line, as if the forest has become hidden.

— Padmini Bhoi

All wild tendu and other medicinal items are remaining hidden; all of them are found in the forest.

— Anupama Mahanand

There was a forest, but it is no longer there. To obtain medicinal herbs, they planted a forest so that they could get the herbs.

— Padmini Bhoi · SKIP NO LOCATION

Earlier, a lot of edible items were found in the forests that could be eaten and added to midday meals, but now, due to damage to the forests, many things have become extinct.

— Kekti Tekam · Dindori, Madhya Pradesh

The forest's medicinal plants are depleting.

— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Yes, damage has definitely occurred. Previously, people used to obtain two traditional food items by cutting trees from the forest. Now, these are not available. Furthermore, there has been extensive damage to medicinal plants, and those are also not available.

— gobardhan pangi

In olden times, many kinds of herbs were available in our village, but in the current situation, due to the cutting of this forest, some conservation efforts could not be made, which means for us in the coming time...

— Mohan AHARI · Sarera, Udaipur, Rajasthan

In the forest, all the ancient trees are disappearing. And all the medicinal trees are also disappearing.

— Anupama Mahanand

In this eternal forest, various valuable trees and medicinal plants are slowly starting to disappear.

— NAGRIK VIKASH SANGATHAN · Kalahandi, Odisha

Producing through traditional agriculture, farming without fertilizer. Various types of fruits, medicinal plants and creepers etc. found in forests are no longer available.

— KAPAL MARNDI · Bissamcuttack, Rayagada, Odisha

Now, honey, resin, Aainla (Indian gooseberry), Harada (chebulic myrobalan), and Baahada (beleric myrobalan) are no longer found in our forest.

— Upendra Kumar Mahananda

The herbs, vegetables, fruits, and trees have been depleted from the forest.

— Kachala Choudhary

We all used to get forest products before, but now they are not available. Therefore, forests should be protected. It would be good if everyone remains aware.

— KusaPradhani · Tapurbuduni, Rayagada, Odisha

Four Kendu, Harada, Aola, Behara and all medicinal items are getting hidden. All those appear invisible in the forest.

— Anupama Mahanand · Sundargarh, Odisha

In ancient times, people used to depend on the forest for their livelihood. But now, since the forest has become depleted, they are no longer able to get tubers, leaves, fruits, and roots from the forest. Therefore, the forest in greater quantity...

— SUBASH SABHASUNDAR · Gajapati, Odisha

Due to deforestation, our medicinal herbs, like chirata, are diminishing, which in ancient times greatly contributed to people's health.

— upendra sunani

In the past, various types of forest products, fruits, and roots were available, but now it requires effort.

— Padmalochan Majhi · Ratachua, Rayagada, Odisha

Traditional medicinal remedies are being prepared for obtaining by searching for medicinal herbs, fruits, roots, and other medicinal items from the forest.

— Padmalochan Majhi · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha

Earlier, in our village's forest, we found many abundant herbs. But unfortunately, the roots of these herbs in the forest are being severely destroyed. So, we will try to keep them alive for this. I will go a bit.

— Devisingh Solanki · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Fruit trees and vegetable plants have disappeared from our forests.

— Kachala Choudhary

Forests are disappearing, livelihoods are being destroyed. Forests are also getting depleted, herbs are disappearing. It's not like it used to be.

— Chanda · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

I want to bring back the medicinal items, food items, and root vegetables found in our forest, so that they do not disappear.

— Laxmi Bagh · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha

Medicinal plants are on the verge of extinction in the forest. The forest should be protected.

— upendra sunani · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha

Large trees have been cut down, due to which it is becoming difficult to find forest vegetables and herbs.

— Kachala Choudhary

The medicinal things we used to get from plants and leaves are getting lost, and now nobody knows about them. We should bring them back and educate ourselves.

— Anupama Mahanand

In ancient times, our Aamli, Kuri, Vati, and Mal, the wood visible in this forest used to be cut, and then crops were sown, and that was...

— Mohan AHARI · Dabaycha, Udaipur, Rajasthan

The forests, animals, birds, and springs that used to be in our forest are slowly disappearing.

— Batakrushna Sahoo

Herbs of the forest

— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

In ancient traditions, when people had any health problems or diseases, they would use medicinal roots and herbs found in the forest to get well.

— Suna majhi · Gopalpur, Rayagada, Odisha

In the olden days, our parents and we used to gather and eat a lot of Barada Saga (a type of leafy green) from the forest. But now, due to deforestation, we no longer find Barada Saga. We hope to eat Barada Saga again.

— swornalata nayak · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha

The various types of fruits that used to be found in the forest are no longer available.

— KARUKAR MURMU · SKIP NO LOCATION