Pankaj Oudhia's Blog on Medicinal Plants, Entomotherapy and TK Documentation

Q. I am a PhD student in  Ukraine  studying properties of water chestnut ( Trapa natans ). I was really impressed by your site in Internet, especially by your efficiency and versatility. In one of your works you describe Singhara (water chestnut). Since I am very interested in this plant, I would be grateful if you could give me the following information: 1. Is there any commercial production on water chestnut products (starch, flour, canned fruits etc) in India? What are names of the corresponding companies? 2. Could you please combine for me a list of references related to water chestnut, its properties and use as a food product? Visit these links for desired information p ankajoudhia.com Ecoport Articles For your queries on Indian Medicinal and Aromatic crops you can write to Pankaj Oudhia at pankajoudhia@gmail.com  Please write "Consultation" as subject.

Q. We have land near Belgaum,  Karnataka  we are farming  Sugarcane  their at present kindly inform us which herbal plants can be planted here waiting for your reply at the early. Please refer to replies given to earlier queries. Visit these links to get more information on different herbs and its cultivation practices. My contributions at Ecoport For your queries on Indian Medicinal and Aromatic crops you can write to Pankaj Oudhia at pankajoudhia@gmail.com  Please write "Consultation" as subject.

Q. I BECOME VERY INFLUENCE AFTER READING ABOUT Stevia. I BELONGS TO A FARMER FAMILY SO I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT PLANTATION OF Stevia. MY NATIVE PLACE IS  BIHAR . I WILL BE VERY THANKFUL TO YOU IF YOU SEND ME INFORMATION REGARDING IT. Please furnish more details about your land, climate, investment capacity and other details. It will help me to guide you in better way. Many farmers are growing Stevia in your state.  For your queries on Indian Medicinal and Aromatic crops you can write to Pankaj Oudhia at pankajoudhia@gmail.com  Please write "Consultation" as subject.

Q. While searching for  Muskdana  info, I came across your article on botany.com reg Kasturi Bhendi. Though brief but very informative. I'm thinking of Kasturi Bhendi cultivation organically for medicinal value. You further sir did mention about demand for seeds. May I request you, sir, to provide me with buyer's from  Kolkata list or names so that perhaps I might contact them for my produce when ready. I wolud appreciate if U have any info on buyers in  Maharashtra ,  Nagpur / Mumbai  in particular. There is regular demand of Muskdana these days. Based on queries received from different parts of India and also outside India I can prepare a report having list of buyers for you. Let me know if you are interested in report and paying its charges. For your queries on Indian Medicinal and Aromatic crops you can write to Pankaj Oudhia at pankajoudhia@gmail.com  Please write "Consultation" as subject.

Q. I came through your website while searching articles for Safed Musli on the net. I am having a land near  Jaipur  ( Rajasthan ) which I am considering for Safed Musli cultivation. But before that I would like to clear few of my doubts: 1. Is Safed Musli cultivation profitable? 2. Is the climate of Rajasthan suitable for Safed Musli cultivation ? 3. I have also read your article on how farmers are cheating as regards cultivation of wrong species. Please explain. 4.What services do you offer for Safed Musli cultivation? Please see my previous replies (in this blog) related to present status of Safed Musli in India. Yes your region is suitable for cultivation of this crop. In fact many farmers are growing it there. I can guide you in its cultivation, processing and marketing. F or your queries on Indian Medicinal and Aromatic crops you can write to Pankaj Oudhia at pankajoudhia@gmail.com  Please write "Consultation" as subject.

Q. I am from  Ghana  and want to know the type of medicine you deal in. I am working on Indian medicinal herbs and insects. For your queries on Indian Medicinal and Aromatic crops you can write to Pankaj Oudhia at pankajoudhia@gmail.com  Please write "Consultation" as subject.

Q. We are interested in marketing  Safed Musli  as Herbal Viagra and we want to know if you have any information about this herb in relation to this effect. We know that it has imp properties, which are aphrodisiac, rejuvenator, anti-ageing and general tonic, and performance booster. We are interested only in its aphrodisiac property. If you have any scientific data to support this statement in the sense what components in Safed Musli cause this effect and how does it do that. Any biochemistry of this herb in relation to its special property (aphrodisiac) that we are interested in. We would also like to get any HPLC data on this root, any clinical trials information and details about its components and their proven effects. Please let us know if you can provide us with this information. Yes I have information on all these aspects.  For your queries on Indian Medicinal and Aromatic crops you can write to Pankaj Oudhia at pankajoudhia@gmail.com  Please write...

Q. Kindly send complete business proposal at my e-mail address at the earliest. Kindly make sure to send following details 1.Soil and land requirement 2.Season of cultivation 3.Envoirment, temperature water and pesticide requirement (per Acre) 4.Availability of tuber 5.Cost per Acre 6.Insurance etc 7. Selling market I intend to cultivate  Moosli  in  Punjab  ( Amritsar ) I don't give any business proposal to anyone. However, for my work on this wonder crop simple search "Chlorophytum Oudhia' in google, you will find the related links. If you have more questions please visit to  Raipur  for discussion, after taking appointment.  For your queries on Indian Medicinal and Aromatic crops you can write to Pankaj Oudhia at pankajoudhia@gmail.com  Please write "Consultation" as subject.

Q. Some of our customer/farmer shown interest in cultivation of medicinal crops and some have started growing also. But we do not know that which one is commercially viable and who are the buyers? And where is the market?. We wish to guide our valuable customers on these and also plan to go for contract farming having known the details. Could u pl guide us. I have identified over 75 types of medicinal and aromatic crops suitable for commercial cultivation in different parts of India with much profit. I can guide your farmers on different aspects from cultivation to marketing. Please send details of your location and soil analysis reports. It will be better if you arrange one meeting with them in order to make direct interaction. This meeting will help them a lot in decision-making.  For your queries on Indian Medicinal and Aromatic crops you can write to Pankaj Oudhia at pankajoudhia@gmail.com  Please write "Consultation" as subject.

Q. I want to work at your institution on medicinal and aromatic crops. Please inform about application procedure for joining and fellowship amount. Thank you for your interest but I am working as freelance researcher. Although I am associated with farmers and many researcher organizations but I am not in job or owner of any of it. Society for Parthenium Management is society having limited members. One of the objectives of this society is to work without financial support from any organization. We run it from our own expenses. Hence we are having no fund to support researchers like you. The work on medicinal herbs and  Parthenium  you are seeing on net is an individual effort. For your queries on Indian Medicinal and Aromatic crops you can write to Pankaj Oudhia at pankajoudhia@gmail.com  Please write "Consultation" as subject.

Q. While browsing the net for medicinal plants, I came across an article by you on  Safed Musli . You wrote on 31st August 2003, that you have visited 53 Safed Musli Farms and in some farms the crop is not  Chlorophytum borivilianum . I am a Safed Musli Planter from  Kerala . I would like to know whether we can send a sample of our crop to you to determine the quality and category of the crop? Yes, you can send it to my home address. I will try to give my comments as soon as possible. For your queries on Indian Medicinal and Aromatic crops you can write to Pankaj Oudhia at pankajoudhia@gmail.com  Please write "Consultation" as subject.

Q. Is  Stevia  available in wild in  India ? No  Stevia rebaudiana  is not reported in India. However there are tens of herbs having properties similar to Stevia. The Traditional Healers are using these herbs to make bitter decoction sweet since time immemorial. For your queries on Indian Medicinal and Aromatic crops you can write to Pankaj Oudhia at pankajoudhia@gmail.com  Please write "Consultation" as subject.

Q. Are you aware of any entrepreneur working on development of Safed Musli peeling machines? Yes, I am aware of many such entrepreneurs. They are ready to modify their inventions as per need of the Musli growers. Many Agricultural research organizations are also working on this aspect. For your queries on Indian Medicinal and Aromatic crops you can write to Pankaj Oudhia at pankajoudhia@gmail.com  Please write "Consultation" as subject.

Q. Is  Vanilla  profitable crop for Chhattisgarh and other regions having hot summer? Many Farmers tried it but failed to establish this crop in these regions. I am not in favor of its cultivation in these regions. For your queries on Indian Medicinal and Aromatic crops you can write to Pankaj Oudhia at pankajoudhia@gmail.com  Please write "Consultation" as subject.