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Go To Index Page Herbal Viagra a major draw at MP Expo Bhopal: A number of traditional practitioners and expert herbalists from across Madhya Pradesh gathered here recently to participate in the National Forest Expo. While a large variety of herbal drugs were on display, the vitality enhancing herbs were a major draw. The four-day National Forest Expo, which attracted a big number of visitors here, witnessed many individuals keen to learn about herbal based 'Sex tonics' that promised to improve male potency. Traditional practitioners and expert herbalists from all over State showcased various rare species of herbs having medicinal properties found only in the forests of Madhya Pradesh. Some of the species like Safed Moosli, Van Tulsi, and Satavar that hold a significance in Indian herbal medicine system, were also on view at the fair "The complete dose for this medicine is for 14 days. It does not start showing effect within an hour. This controls the sexual power through out the life. It prevents shrinking of nerves and other infections around the genitals," said Anil Soni, a herb seller and therapist. Powdered roots of Safed Moosli (Chlorophytum borivilianum), popularly known as 'Desi Viagra' or, local Viagra are widely used as a natural tonic for sex potency. "This Van Tulsi is beneficial for both men and women. It cures the irregularity of menstrual cycle of women. It controls the contraction. It increases strength. People of all ages can take this medicine. It cures all types of weakness," said Preetam Dongre, another herb seller. Among other attractions of the event were free consultations provided by traditional practitioners.
People of all age groups made a beeline for the workshop hosted by these
practitioners pf Panchkarma, Nadi Visheshagya, acupuncture and other
traditional medicinal processes. "As compared to allopathic drugs, these
are cheaper and also there is no side effect in it. I think this is
much better from both the aspects," said Neeru Khurana, a visitor. The
demand for Indian herbs is increasing rapidly both domestically and
internationally. The overseas demand for Safed Moosli (read local Viagra)
alone is believed to be 300-700 tonnes annually. Madhya Pradesh is endowed
with rich and diverse forest resources. It is a reservoir of biodiversity.
The geographical area of the state is 308,144 kilometre, constituting
9.38 per cent of the land area of the country. The forest area of the
State is 95,221 kilometre constituting 31 per cent of the geographical
area of the state and 12.44 per cent of the forest area of the country.
Legally this area has been classified into "Reserved Forest, Protected
Forest and Unclassified Forest", which constitute 61.7 per cent, 37.4
per cent and 0.9 per cent of the forest area respectively. Per capita
forest area is 2,400 m2 as against the national average of 700 m2 Central,
eastern and southern parts of the Madhya Pradesh are rich, whereas northern
and western parts are deficient in forest. Variability in climatic and
edaphic conditions brings about significant difference in the forest
types of the state. There are four important forest types viz. Tropical
Moist, Tropical Dry, Tropical Thorn, Subtropical broadleaved Hill forests.
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