Commerical Medicinal Herbs

1. Aloe Vera 

Aloe vera is a high-value medicinal herb. It has several usages in the industry. Such as in cosmetics, medicine, and beverages. You can start the farming with small capital investment.

2. Amla

Amla is an important crop in India. It has high medicinal value. Amla is used in medicine and cosmetics industry. This is a tropical plant. You can grow amla in light and medium heavy soil except for purely sandy soil.

3. Ashwagandha

Ashwagandha grows well in the dry and sub-tropical region. Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan are the major grower states in India. Organically grown ashwagandha has good market potential.

4. Basil

In India, basil is known as tulsi. The plant is considered as “Queen of Herbs”. The plant has many medicinal properties. In addition, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and processed food industries are the major consumers of it. Furthermore, you can grow basil in any type of climate, including tropical and sub-tropical.

5. Brahmi

Brahmi has high medicinal value. It is one of the traditional and early age herbs in India. The plant has fleshy, oval shaped leaves 1-2cm long, from opposite along the stems. Small, tubular, five-petaled, white flowers develop in leaf terminals and can blossom over many months of the year.

6. Calendula

Calendula is easy to grow the plant. It has huge medicinal values. In addition, you can grow calendula on poor land with the partial or full sun. However, it does require regular watering. So you must be careful about the irrigation system of your calendula farm.

7. Daruharidra

Daru Haridra is an important ayurvedic medicine. It also used in juice production and in the cosmetics industry. The plant prefers light, medium and heavy soils. In addition, you can grow this plant in heavy clay and even in nutritionally poor soil.

8. Guggal

Rajasthan is in the top position in guggul farming in India. It has rich medicinal value since long back. The plant is a woody shrub with knotty, crooked, spring brown bracties. Guggal is considered as a drought aria salinity resistant plant.

9. Jatamansi

Basically, medicine, perfumery, and cosmetics industries are the major consumers of Jatamansi. Generally, Jatamansi is harvested for local use and for the trading purpose of its roots and rhizomes.

10. Jatropha

Jatropha is one of the best oilseed plants. It has medicinal properties and as well as in industrial purpose. The plant prevents soil erosion. Additionally, you can grow the crop in the wasteland, poor soil, low rainfall and drought areas.

11. Kesar

Saffron is known as Kesar. It is the most expensive spice in the world. Saffron is majorly used in culinary seasoning and to get color with taste in different food products. It has high medicinal value.

12. Lavender

Generally, lavender farming is profitable in India. Basically, you can grow lavender only in the Himalayan region, wherever it snows. Because it requires water only when first planted.

13. Lemon Grass

Basically, lemongrass is a perennial plant. Lemon grass is one of the commercially cultivated crops in India in a wide range. Apart from medicinal value, the major use in perfumery, cosmetics, soaps, detergents, and beverages.

14. Parsley

Parsley prefers a well-drained, moisture retaining soil. Additionally, parsley requires a good amount of light to grow. You must have frequently watering system in summer.

15. Patchouli

Patchouli is one of the important aromatic plants. Additionally, you can cultivate the crop for its oil. Humid climate with plenty of sunlight is suitable for this crop. The plant grows well as an intercrop in partial shade. However, you must avoid the complete shade.

16. Safed Musli

This plant has some excellent ayurvedic properties. You can grow anywhere in the country. Commercial cultivation with good crop management practice will give you wonderful profit.

17. Sarpagandha

Sarpagandha has different medicinal values. Basically, Sarpagandha is a profitable herb. The plant prefers soil with plenty of humus and rich in the nitrogenous and organic matter with good drainage. Alkaline soils are not suitable for commercial cultivation.

18. Stevia

Basically, stevia is popular as a sugar substitute. Additionally, stevia cultivation in India is profitable. It has medicinal values and also used in the cosmetics industry.

19. Vanilla

Vanilla is one of the costliest spice in the market after saffron. Additionally, Ayurveda, medicines and processed food industries are the major consumers of vanilla. However, Karnataka is in the top position in India in vanilla cultivation.

20. Yashtimadhu

The English name is Liquorice. Yastimadhuis one of the most popular medicinal herbs in India and also in abroad. The root of the plant (liquorice) contains a substance called glycyrrhizin which is 50 times sweeter than sugar.