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This online Encyclopedia of Indian Medicinal Plants lists the information available with Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions on each medicinal plant species such as number of vernacular names, distribution data, trade, propagation, agro-technique, seed storage, eco-distribution maps, pharmacology and pharmacognosy, and digital images. The website provides details of around 7361 medicinal plant species and has 6734 plant images. User can search with any part of the botanical name or regional name in thirteen languages. Currently the database has names of species in English, Arabic, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Persian, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, Tibetan, and Urdu. Thumb images of the species are provided for easy understanding of the species.


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