WHAT IS GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION AND WHAT IS ITS IMPORTANCE




Medicinal plants and Geographical Indications (GI)

Geographical Indication (GI) :

  •  a sign or tag used on agricultural, natural or manufactured products 
  • indicating a specific geographical location. 
  •  part of the intellectual property rights  
  • comes under the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.

The purpose

  •  for quality assurance and trade
  •  for conservation of  species. 
  • helps to supplement the incomes of the farmers.
Let’s take a look at a few medicinal plants of Ayurveda that are GI-tagged.

Navara Rice

Oryza Sativa  L. 

๐Ÿ”น“Navara Rice”

 ๐Ÿ”นShashtikashali in Ayurveda

 ๐Ÿ”นcultivated largely in Palakkad and neighbouring districts of #Kerala.

 ๐Ÿ”นIt has a wide range of health benefits. 

๐Ÿ”นIt is particularly famous as the critical ingredient of a Kerala panchakarma speciality treatments procedure called Navarakizhi. 

๐Ÿ”นThe Navara rice has curative potential for various diseases like 

๐Ÿ”นrheumatic pains

 ๐Ÿ”นpolio related disabilities

๐Ÿ”นblood circulatory disorders

 ๐Ÿ”นrespiratory diseases.

Cardamomum



Alleppey Green cardamom: 

  • Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Latin
  • Alleppey Green cardamom 
  • Alleppey (presently Alappuzha) has been the port city in the southern region of Kerala state,  from which it was exported in the olden days. 
  • colour: the uniform shade of green colour 
  • shape:3 cornered with a ribbed appearance. 
Coorg green cardamom
  •  green cardamom is grown in southwest Karnataka. 
  • The colour:range varies from greenish to brown. 
  •  global 
  • dry skin can be ribbed or smooth, and pedicels are separated.
  • In #Ayurveda “Green Cardamom” is known as Sukshma-ELA and Elaichii. `
  • It is used in the treatment of Asthma, Cough and difficulty in Micturition.

Ganjam Kewda flower



Pandanus odorifer (Forssk.) Kuntze

“Kewda flower” also known as Ketakipushpa in Ayurveda 

 GI tag:state of #Orissa where it is extensively cultivated. 

It is associated mostly with the Ganjam district. It is a well-known scent-producing and flavouring agent. As a medicine, it is useful in the treatment of eye ailments and respiratory disorders.

Saffron




Crocus sativus L.

“Saffron” also known as Kumkuma in Ayurveda, 

a well-known spice.

 GI-tag:

 Jammu and Kashmir where it is extensively cultivated.   

As a medicine, it is used in the treatment of migraine, wounds, vomiting, discolouration and patches on the skin. 

 (Credit for pictures and information link: https://wahgi.ncog.gov.in/homeUrl )

This is all for today

With love 

AnnaNathasha๐Ÿ‘‹

(Dr.Jayalakshmi.V, Ayurvedic M.D/Ayurvedic health writer /Anna Nathasha's She-Care-Herbs/Ma-Cure Ayurvedic Consultancy

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