During the months of February, March, April, May and June over 5,000 tree seedlings will be planted in Central Nepal as part of HTCC’s company mission to help re-forest and continue the botanical diveristy of the Himalayan Mountains.
List of botanical trees (many are used in traditional medicines)
Village Development Communities will plant in 2007:
- Rajbrichhe Tree (Cassia fistula) Widely known to aid general debility and fatigued muscles
- Berberis Tree (Berberis aristata) For blood purification, infused in traditional tea formulas
- Ashoka Tree (Saraca indica) Good for women, and men, too. Rejuvinating for uterus lining and strengthening prostrate
- Cinnamon Tree (Cinnamon tamala) Well-known for culinary uses and as spice for tea
- Montala Tree (Fortunella japonica) Sweetest citrus fruit known to humankind
- Triphala or Myrobalan Tree (Emblica officinale) One of three infamous Medicine Buddha herbs
- Triphala Tree (Termanalia chebula) Second of three infamous Medicine Buddha herbs
- Triphala Tree (Termanalia belerica) Third of three infamous Medicine Buddha herbs
- Himalayan Long Pepper Tree (Piper longum) Used in teas that help open respiratory passageways in lungs
- Himalayan Pine Tree (Pinus wallichiana) traded as a cash crop and to provide wood for their kitchen stoves
- Himalayan Coffee Tree (Coffea arabica var. Cattura) traded by local farmers as a cash crop and used to roast their own coffee beans
- Himalayan Palm Tree (Pandanus nepalensis) used as shade crop; fronds harvested to weave grass mats for eating and sitting.
- Purepure Timur (Zanthoxylum hamiltonianum)
MAP OF GROWING REGION CENTRAL GORKHA -#1
Other trees, not yet listed, will be added as this tree planting project continues throughout the spring.
