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Ayur Udhyan to open at HMBGRI, showcasing Kerala's medicinal plant heritage

Thrissur, July 18 (UNI) The Hortus Malabaricus Botanical Garden and Research Institute (HMBGRI) will inaugurate 'Ayur Udhyan', a specially designed medicinal garden that blends Ayurvedic wisdom with biodiversity conservation and scientific research, at its Cheruthuruthy campus on July 27.
The facility will be inaugurated at 11 am by Dr K.S. Vishnu Namboothiri, President of the Ayurveda Medical Association of India (AMAI). The function will be attended by eminent Ayurveda scholars, researchers, academicians and environmentalists.
Conceived as an experiential garden, Ayur Udhyan has been developed in the traditional Sarvatobhadra style of Ayurveda. It recreates the three ecological regions described in Ayurvedic texts—Jangalam (dry terrain), Anoopam (water-rich terrain) and Sadharanam (moderate terrain)—providing ideal natural habitats for a diverse collection of medicinal plants.
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