Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Tosham

Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park चौधरी सुरेंद्र सिंह स्मारक जड़ी बूटी उद्यान
Herbal Park
Ayurvedic Herb Brahmibooti (Centella asiatica)
Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park Show map of Haryana Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park Show map of India Location in Haryana, India
Coordinates: 28°52′4″N 75°55′20″E / 28.86778°N 75.92222°E / 28.86778; 75.92222Coordinates: 28°52′4″N 75°55′20″E / 28.86778°N 75.92222°E / 28.86778; 75.92222
Country	India
State	Haryana
District	Hisar
Founded by	Haryana's Forests Minister Kiran Choudhry
Named for	Surender Singh
Population (2011)
• Total	9,894
Languages
• Official	Hindi
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	127029
Telephone code	+91-(01253)
ISO 3166 code	IN-HR
Website	www.haryanaforest.gov.in

Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Tosham (Hindi: चौधरी सुरेंद्र सिंह स्मारक जड़ी बूटी उद्यान, तोशाम, भिवानी जिला) is a herbal and medicinal plants park in Tosham town of Bhiwani district in the Indian state of Haryana.

It should not be confused with similarly named Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Kairu (Hindi: चौधरी सुरेंद्र सिंह स्मारक जड़ी बूटी उद्यान, कैरू) in Kairu village, both are located in Bhiwani district in the Indian state of Haryana.

Location

Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Tosham is located on Hisar-Bhiwani road in Tosham town in Bhiwani district. It is nearly 40 km from Hisar and Hansi, and 50 km from Bhiwani.

History

The 45 acre park was founded on protected forest land in 2009 by then Haryana's Forests Minister Kiran Choudhry in the memory of her politician husband late Surender Singh who was the son of former Chief Minister of Haryana Bansi Lal and father of politician Shruti Choudhry.^[1]

Objectives of the Herbal Park

The herbal park aims to preserve and propagate the Ayurvedic, Naturopathy & endangered herbs. it also aims to educate people and farmers in commercial cultivation of these herbs to engage in profitable pursuits.^[2]

Herbs at Park

The Forests Department, Haryana has planted several Ayurvedic medicinal herbs from different parts of the world at this park including Ashvagandha (Indian Ginseng), Sarpagandha (Rauvolfia serpentina), Mulethi (Liquorice), Shatavar (Asparagus racemosus), Brahmibooti (Centella asiatica), Chitrak (Plumbago), Gwarpatha (Aloe vera), Baansa (Justicia adhatoda), Rosha Ghas (Cymbopogon martinii) - type of lemon grass, Akarkara (Anacyclus pyrethrum root), Safed Musali (Chlorophytum borivilianum), Vach, Shatavari, Isabagol (Psyllium seed husks), Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum), Pippali, Makoy or Black nightshade (Solanum nigrum), Bhumi Amalki (Phyllanthus niruri), Bahera, Harad, Amla (Phyllanthus emblica), Rudraksh, Bael, Kalihari (Gloriosa superba), Patharchur (Coleus), Lemon grass, Jatropha, Palmarosa and Haldi (Turmeric).

Facilities

The park has several visitor facilities, including lawns and swings for the kids, an observation watch tower, etc.

Examples of herbs found

Sarpagandha (Rauvolfia serpentina)
Ayurvedic Herb Ashvagandha (Indian Ginseng) (Withania somnifera)
Ayurvedic Herb Sarpagandha (Rauvolfia serpentina)
Ayurvedic Herb Mulethi (Liquorice) roots with bark
Flowers of Ayurvedic Herb Shatavar (Asparagus racemosus)
Brahmibooti (Centella asiatica)
Chitrak (Plumbago)
Baansa (Justicia adhatoda)
Akarkara (Anacyclus pyrethrum root)

References

↑ "Districtwise Herbal Parks" (PDF). http://haryanaforest.gov.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)
↑ PM News Bureau. "Herbal Park at Hisar". http://old.projectsmonitor.com. Retrieved 23 October 2014. External link in |publisher= (help)

Protected areas of Haryana
National Parks	Kalesar National Parkat District Yamunanagar Sultanpur National Parkat District Gurgaon
Wildlife Sanctuaries	Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary District Yamunanagar Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary, District Jhajjar Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary, District Kurukshetra Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary, District Panchkula Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary, District Rewari Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary, District Sirsa Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary, District Jhajjar Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary, District Panchkula
Conservation Reserves	Saraswati Wildlife Sanctuary, District Kaithal, Kurukshetra Bir Bara Ban Wildlife Sanctuary, District Jind
Deer Parks	Deer Park, Hisar
Zoo	1.Mini Zoo Bhiwani 2.Rohtak Zoo 3.Mini Zoo Pipli
Breeding Centres	Chinkara Breeding Centre Kairu, Bhiwani Crocodile Breeding Centre at Bhaur Saidan (Kurukshetra) Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre, Pinjore Pheasant Breeding Centre Morni
Portal: Haryana Category: Haryana Wikiproject: Haryana

Protected areas of India
Biosphere reserves of India Communal forests of India Conservation areas of India National parks of India Private protected areas of India
Reserved and Protected forests of India Wildlife sanctuaries of India

National parks of India

Andaman & Nicobar Islands	Campbell Bay Galathea Mahatma Gandhi Middle Button Island Mt. Harriet Island North Button Island Rani Jhansi Saddle Peak South Button Island
Andhra Pradesh	Sri Venkateswara
Arunachal Pradesh	Mouling Namdapha
Assam	Dibru-Saikhowa Kaziranga Manas Nameri Orang
Bihar	Valmiki
Chhattisgarh	Indravati Kanger Ghati
Goa	Mollem
Gujarat	Blackbuck Gir Gulf of Kutch Vansda
Haryana	Kalesar Sultanpur
Himachal Pradesh	Great Himalayan Pin Valley Khirganga
Jammu & Kashmir	Dachigam Hemis Kishtwar
Jharkhand	Betla
Karnataka	Anshi Bandipur Bannerghatta Nagarhole
Kerala	Anamudi Shola Eravikulam Mathikettan Shola Pampadam Shola Periyar Silent Valley
Madhya Pradesh	Bandhavgarh Fossil Kanha Madhav Panna Pench Sanjay Satpura Van Vihar
Maharashtra	Chandoli Gilbert Hill Gugamal Karnala Navegaon Pench Sanjay Gandhi Tadoba
Manipur	Keibul Lamjao Sirohi
Meghalaya	Balphakram Nokrek

Mizoram	Murlen Phawngpui
Nagaland	Intanki
Odisha	Bhitarkanika Simlipal
Rajasthan	Darrah Desert Keoladeo Ranthambhore Sariska
Sikkim	Khangchendzonga
Tamil Nadu	Guindy Gulf of Mannar Anamalai Mudumalai Mukurthi Palani Hills
Telangana	Kasu Brahmananda Reddy Mahavir Harina Vanasthali Mrugavani
Tripura	Clouded Leopard
Uttar Pradesh	Dudhwa
Uttarakhand	Corbett Gangotri Govind Nanda Devi Rajaji Valley of Flowers
West Bengal	Buxa Gorumara Neora Valley Singalila Sundarbans Jaldapara

Category

State of Haryana

Capital: Chandigarh

Topics

Divisions

Districts

Major cities

Culture

Economy

Power stations and power organisations

Places of interest
Indus Valley Civilization	Balu, Haryana Banawali Bhirrana Farmana Jognakhera Kunal Lohari Ragho Mitathal Rakhigarhi Siswal Sothi
Archaeological	Agroha Mound Chaneti Stupa
Forts	Asigarh Fort (Hansi) Badhshapur Fort Buria Fort Chhachhrauli Fort Dhosi Hill Fort Fatehabad Fort Farrukhnagar Fort Hisar-e-Firoza Fort Kotla Indor Fort Jind Fort Kaithal Fort Gajpat Singh Fort at Karnal Loharu Fort Madhogarh Fort Mahendragarh Fort Meham Fort Nahar Singh Fort at Ballabhgargh Pinjore Fort Raipur Rani Fort Fort of King Saras of Sirsa Tosham Hill Fort
Hills	Dhosi Hill near Narnaul Kotla Hill in Mewat Indor Hill in Mewat Madhogarh Hill near Mahendragarh Mahendragarh Hill Morni Hills in Yamuna Nagar Tosham Hill in Bhiwani
Caves	Chyvan Rishi Cave at Dhosi Hill Tosham Hill Caverns Nar Narayan Cave in Yamuna Nagar
Historical	Bhima Devi Temple Complex at Pinjore Dhosi Hill Farrukhnagar Mughal Bridge at Kernal Harsh ka Tilla at Kurukshetra Nahar Singh Mahal Narnaul Pataudi Palace Pinjore Gardens Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple Surajkund Tomb of Saikh Taiyab at Kaithal Tosham rock inscription State Protected Monuments Monuments of National Importance
Wildlife Sanctuary	Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary Chhilchhila Wildlife Sanctuary Kalesar National Park Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuary Khol Hi-Raitan Wildlife Sanctuary Morni Nahar Wildlife Sanctuary Saraswati Wildlife Sanctuary Sohna Sultanpur Lake Bird Sanctuary
Endangered Wildlife Breeding	Chinkara Breeding Centre Kairu, Bhiwani Crocodile Breeding Centre, Kurukshetra Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre, Pinjore Pheasant Breeding Centre Morni Pheasant Breeding Centre, Berwala Peacock & Chinkara Breading Centre, Jhabua in Rewari district Deer Park, Hisar
Zoos in Haryana	Bhiwani Zoo Hisar Deer Park Rohtak Zoo Pipli Zoo
Herbal Parks	Shatavar Vatika Herbal Park, Hisar Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Tosham Ch. Surender Singh Memorial Herbal Park, Kairu Ch. Devi Lal Herbal Nature Park
Lakes	Badkhal Lake Blue Bird Lake at Hisar Damdama Lake Karna Lake Tilyar Lake at Rohtak
Dams	Anagpur Dam Hathnikund Barrage Ottu barrage Tajewala Barrage
Rivers	Chautang Ghaggar-Hakra Markanda River Najafgarh Sahibi River Sarasvati River Yamuna
Religious	Adi Badri (Haryana) Sarsvati udgam sthal Agroha Dham Baba Thakur Banbhori Devi Brahma Sarovar Bhuteshwar Temple Jayanti Devi Temple Jyotisar Kartikeya Temple Markandeshwar Mata Mansa Devi Mandir Nada Sahib Naugaja Peer Pindara Temple Sannihit Sarovar Sita Mai Temple Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple Sheetla Mata Mandir Gurgaon St. Thomas' Church at Hisar
Offices	High Court Legislative Assembly Raj Bhavan
Public places	Courtyard by Marriott Kingdom of Dreams Mall of India The Oberoi
Extreme Corners of Haryana	Eastern-most point: Kalesar village Yamuna riverbank in Yamuna Nagar District Western-most point: Chautala-Sangari border road crossing in Sirsa district Southern-most point: Kol Gaon hill in Ferozepur Jhirka tehsil of Gurgaon district Northern-most point: Khokhra village riverbank north of Chandigarh-Baddi river bridge in Panchkula district
Highest-lowest of Haryana	Highest point: Karoh Peak in Shivalik Hills of Panchkula district Lowest natural Surface elevation point: Deepest Underground Cave: Coldest avg temp: Karoh Peak in Shivalik Hills of Panchkula district Hottest avg temp: Hisar Wettest avg rainfall: Morni hills in Shivalik Hills of Panchkula district Driest avg rainfall: Bhiwani
Oldest of Haryana	Oldest archaeological site: Rakhigarhi 4700 BC or 6700 years old Indus Valley Civilization in Hisar district Oldest archaeological mine site: Kaliyana hill Indus Valley Civilization stone mine (3000 BC or 5000 years old) west of Charkhi Dadri

Government and Politics
Elections	1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014
Chief Ministers	Banarsi Das Gupta Rao Birender Singh Bansi Lal Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Bhajan Lal Devi Lal Om Prakash Chautala Hukam Singh Bhupinder Singh Hooda Manohar Lal Khattar
Governors	Dharma Vira Birendra Narayan Chakraborty Ranjit Singh Narula Jaisukh Lal Hathi Harcharan Singh Brar Surjit Singh Sandhawalia Ganpatrao Devji Tapase Saiyid Muzaffar Husain Burney Hari Anand Barari Dhanik Lal Mandal Mahaveer Prasad Babu Parmanand Om Prakash Verma Akhlaqur Rahman Kidwai Jagannath Pahadia Kaptan Singh Solanki
State agencies	Dakshin Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam Debt Conciliation Board Doordarshan Haryana Foreign Investment and NRI Cell Forests Department, Haryana Department of Economic and Statistical Analysis, Haryana Department of Environment, Haryana Department of Excise & Taxation, Haryana Department of Finance, Haryana Department of Industries & Commerce, Haryana Department of Industrial Training & Vocational Education, Haryana Department of Institutional Finance & Credit Control, Haryana Department of Labour & Employment, Haryana Department of Land records & Consolidation, Haryana Department of Revenue and Disaster Management, Haryana Department of Rehabilitation, Haryana Department of Higher Education, Haryana Department of School Education, Haryana Department of Elementary Education, Haryana Haryana Board of School Education Haryana Civil Medical Services Haryana Environment Protection Council Haryana Land Record Information System Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited Haryana Police Haryana Roadways Haryana Seeds Development Corporation Haryana State Directorate of Archaeology & Museums Haryana State Legal Services Authority, Haryana Haryana Tourism Corporation Limited Haryana Urban Development Authority Haryana Waqf Board State Counselling Board, Haryana Uttar Haryana Bijli Vitran Nigam

Sports
Venues	Chaudhary Bansi Lal Cricket Stadium Nahar Singh Stadium Tau Devi Lal Stadium Sector 16 Stadium Mahabir Stadium
Associations	Haryana Archery Association Haryana Cricket Association
Teams	Haryana cricket team Haryana football team Bhiwani Boxing Club

Portal: Haryana
Category: Haryana
Wikiproject: Haryana

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.