A well maintained open area of the hospital provides an aesthetic looks to the health facility and is crucial to patients’ physical, psychological and social recuperation and wellness.
Open areas of the hospitals need to be maintained by ensuring following minimum interventions:
Landscaping is used to enhance visible features of open areas of the hospital. Properly planned and maintained landscapes and gardens in the hospital have following benefits for both the staff and patients of the hospital:
While designing or planning a landscape and garden of the hospital following criteria are considered:
Herbal Garden
Apart from a garden, hospitals are also encouraged to set up a herbal garden within their premises. The herbal garden can be set up in addition to the normal garden or can be set up in separate plots. Pots can also be used in addition.
Plants in the herbal garden, created by the hospital, should be medicinal plants as available in the territory of the establishment.
Only organic and compost fertilisers but no chemical fertilizers should be used for the plantation of these medicinal plants in this garden.
All the criteria as listed above for landscaping and gardening are to be considered while planning the herbal garden.
A list of common medicinal plants available in India has been provided in Table 2 of these guidelines.
List of common medicinal plants for Herbal Garden
S.No |
Name of Species |
S.No |
Name of Species |
1 |
Aloe Vera (Ghritkumari) |
26 |
Jatamansi (Nardosta chysjatamansi) |
2 |
Amla (Phyllanthus emblica) |
27 |
Kalihari (Gloriosa superba) |
3 |
Anantmool (Hemidesmus indicus) |
28 |
Kalmegh (Andrographis paniculata) |
4 |
Arjun (Terminalia arjuna) |
29 |
Kokum (Garcinia indica) |
5 |
Ashok (Saraca asoca) |
30 |
Konch (Mucuna prurita) |
6 |
Archa/Adapalen (Rheumemodi) |
31 |
Kuth (Sassurea costus) |
7 |
Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) |
32 |
Kutki (Picrorhiza kurrooa) |
8 |
Atees (Aconitum heterophyllum) |
33 |
Makoy (Solanum nigrum) |
9 |
Bach (Acorus calamus) |
34 |
Mandukparni (Centella asiatica) |
10 |
Bael (Aegle marmelos) |
35 |
Mulethi (Glycyrrhiza glabra) |
11 |
Beladona (Atropa belladona) |
36 |
Neem (Azadirachta indica) |
12 |
Bahera (Terminalia bellirica) |
37 |
Pippali (Piper longum) |
13 |
Bankakri (Podophyllum hexadendrum) |
38 |
Punarnava (Boerhaavia diffusa) |
14 |
Bhumiamalaki (Phylanthus amarus) |
39 |
Pushkarmool (Inula racemosa) |
15 |
Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) |
40 |
Ratalu (Dioscorea bulbifera) |
16 |
Chirayata (Swertia chiraiyata) |
41 |
SafedMusli (Chlorophytum borivillianum) |
17 |
Coleus (Coleus barbatus Benth) |
42 |
Sarpgandha (Rauwolfia serpentina) |
18 |
Calthararanthus roseus (Sadabahar) |
43 |
Siris (Albizia lebbeck) |
19 |
Dalchini (Cinanamomum zeylanicium) |
44 |
Sena (Cassia angustifolia) |
20 |
Daruhaldi (Berberis aristata) |
45 |
Shatavar (Asparagus racemosus) |
21 |
Gambhari (Gmelina arborea) |
46 |
Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) |
22 |
Giloe (Tinospora cordifolia) |
47 |
Sea Buckthorn (Hippophoe rhamnoides) |
23 |
Gudmar (Gymnema sylvestre) |
48 |
Tagar (Valeriana wallichi) |
24 |
Guggal (Commiphora wightii) |
49 |
Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) |
25 |
Harar (Terminalia chebula) |
50 |
Viavidang (Emblica rives) |
Source: : Guidelines For Implementation Of "KAYAKALP" Initiative
Last Modified : 5/29/2024
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