Herbal Gardens

Herbal Gardens

About 1500 species of medicinal plants are used in Sri Lanka and 208 of them are frequently used. The knowledge of the people about many hereditary medicinal plants is very poor. These are very problems identify the medicinal value of the so used 208 species of medicinal plants. Indigenous medical practitioners should collect particularly and receives and arrive of a decision by the indigenous medical practitioners in this connection. This type of cultivation project is implemented to establish national level medicinal plants gardens to preserve ancient medicinal plant gardens and to propagate medicinal plant cultivation.

The Department of Ayurveda have been established 5 herbal Gardens in Sri Lanka They are at Haldummulla,Girandurukotte in Uva province, Pattipola, Pallekele in Central parts and Navinna Garden in western province at Colombo

Gardens	Cultivated Acres
Haldummulla	65
Girandurukotte	165
Pattipola	25
Pallekele	03
Navinna	12

Functions and services

Extention services
Conducting nurseries
Awareness for school children
Awareness for Ayurveda Physicians
Conducting Plant exhibition
Research on Plants and cultivation
Non formal education on Plants to the community