TWO MEDICINALLY IMPORTANT PLANT

Two highly valuable medicinal plants but endangered
In this article I introduce two different herbs  with high medicinal importance but  are on the verge of extinction beacuse of its high demand in pharmaceutical industries and unfortunately due to  low scope of their cultivation.

1.  Aconitum hetrophyllum
     local name:-            Boma karpo
     Common name.     Aconite atees

A perennial herb mostly grow on moist soil
and damp places in Suru valley  and it's adjoining areas .
Medicinal usage-: The root of this plant is mainly used in the treatment of stomachache,high fever,hheadach. The roots of this plant is also a source of an Alkaloid called ACONITE said to used as anti periodic.
Uprooting of this plant from wild and grazing animals are the two main threats for the plant to extinct.
Sources......field guide floral diversity by
                    O.P Churasia
2. Podophyllum haxandrum
 Local name .   Denmokushu
Common name .Himalayan may apple

SURU 
Almighty blessed the valley with attracting scenic beauty. SURU valley is situated on the bank of the  Suru River .The Suru Valley is a beautiful place in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir. For your knowledge Ladakh region consists of two main districts leh and Kargil. SURU VALLEY is almost 65 kilometer away from the main town Kargil. The people of the valley are mostly engaged with agricultural activities as the most fertile soil supports the sowing of wheat and barley as the valley itself known as the wheat bowl of Kargil. Beacuse of its fertility the soil supports the growth of  variety of wild medicinal plants.

The creation of this blog is to explore the wildlife of the valley and especially the highly valued medicinal plants of the valley, as some of the medicinal plants are on the verge of extinction.