JK Seed Bank

Saturday, August 12, 2023

Where is Hing grown in India?

The Jammu and Kashmir Medicinal Plants Introduction Centre (Pvt.Sector) in Pulwama has started trail of Hing (Ferula asafoetida) in the Jammu and Kashmir.

Ferula asafoetida is an oleo-gum-resin obtained from the exudates of the roots of the Iranian endemic medicinal plant, F. asafoetida. It is used widely all over the world as a flavoring spice in a variety of foods.

Asafoetida may help lower blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels. However, research is limited to animals . Potential anticancer effects. Animal and test-tube studies suggest that asafoetida may help stop the growth and spread of certain cancer cells, including breast and liver cancer.

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Medicinal herbs

We distribute the finest heirloom, non-hybrid medicinal, herbal plant seeds to India home gardeners & farmers.

Kashmir’s finest Range of heirloom seeds since 1988.

Herbal seeds

Old traditional
Open pollinated

Organic
NO GMOs

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Thursday, August 10, 2023

Poke root -Phytolacca americana plant

Phytolacca americana plant

Poke root (Phytolacca americana) is a flowering shrub with red-pink stems and black-purple berries. It’s native to the southwest and eastern regions of the United States, but it grows throughout the country. You can also find it in Afghanistan,Kashmir, Europe, and China.

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Wednesday, August 9, 2023

buxus wallichiana trees in kashmir

Chikri Woodcraft belongs to Jammu and Kashmir and this craft has been practiced for over a century.

Wood from the chikri tree is used in the making of articles. This particular wood is light honey in color and contains no grains. One of the famous objects made with the chikri wood is the double-sided comb having extremely fine teeth. This variety of comb exhibits a delicate ‘jali’ (mesh) work.

buxus wallichiana tree

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Saturday, July 29, 2023

Kashmir Saffron

Since such a small part of the flower is used, it takes 75,000 to make one pound of saffron spice. The small amount of saffron spice per plant, along with the fact that harvesting must be done manually, leads to saffron's being majorly expensive.