HERBAL GARDEN
PDEA’s
College of Ayurved& Research Centre, Nigdi, Pune – 411044
DEPARTMENT OF DRAVYAGUNA
HERBAL GARDEN – AT A GLANCE
- Total Area - 3.18 ACRES i.e. 138520.8 sq. ft.
| SN | Particulars | Available | 
| 1 | Area | 3.18 Acres 138520.8 sq. ft. | 
| 2 | Total no. of medicinal plants | 2253 | 
| 3 | Total no. of species | 502 | 
| 4 | Irrigation facility | Available | 
| 5 | Demonstration Room Area | 30 sq. mtr. | 
| PLANTS | Total Species | Total Plants | 
| Trees | 176 | 590 | 
| Herbs | 129 | 727 | 
| Shrubs | 62 | 307 | 
| Climbers | 56 | 301 | 
| Grasses | 11 | 55 | 
| Epiphytes | 02 | 06 | 
| Orchids | 01 | 01 | 
| Total | 437 | 1987 | 
STAFF FOR HERBAL GARDEN
| SN | Staff | No. of Existing staff | 
| 1 | Dravyaguna Specialist | 04 | 
| 2 | Botanist | 01 | 
| 3 | Gardener | 02 | 
| 4 | Multi-purpose worker | 02 | 
 
- STAFF FOR GARDEN -
| SN | Staff Name | Designation | 
| 1 | Ms Meghana Turekar | Expert Taxonomist | 
| 2. | Dr Lad M.D. | H.O.D | 
| 3. | Dr Bhor I.S. | Botanist-Ayurvedic | 
| 4. | Mr Padale Gyaneshwar | Gardner | 
| 5. | Mr. Adip Botre | Gardner | 
| 6. | Mrs Khollam Malan | Helper-Garden | 
IRRIGATION FACILITY-
Available in three ways-
- Water Pipe
- Sprinklers-deep irrigation
- Bore well
Development of Herbal Garden-
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 | Up to Dec 2018 | Up to Dec 2019 | Up to Dec 2020 | Up to Dec 2021 | Upto Dec 2022 | Upto Dec 2023 | Upto Dec 2024 | 
| Total no. of species | 411 | 424 | 430 | 437 | 450 | 488 | 502 | 
| Total no. of plants addition and replaced | 1855 | 1871 | 1914 | 1987 | 2032 | 2158 | 2253 | 
Rare & Endangered Species cultivated in Garden-69
Total No. of RET Plants - 120
The students will know every detail of more than 400 medicinal plants from their identification up to the products available in market. Medicinal plant Garden & Herbal Museum of Dravyaguna Department is worth to mention. Especially different area-wise plant specimens are arranged in the Departmental Museum for eg. Flora of Rare Himalayan Plants, Flora of Western Ghats, Flora of Kerala etc.
 
		