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Professor Emeritus ,Former Head of the Department of Botany, and Director Life Sciences, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. 302004, India At present freelance consultant with Bioenergia. Spain and... Read More »

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Plantations among the city divider and on the buisy roads in Barcelona, in Chicago, in Paris, in Frankfurt are remarkable feature in some of the richest cities of the world. What makes them rich is their love for nature. Plantations along roadside on buisy roads absorbs some of the green house gases and helps in reducing the pollution. If you plant trees in your city also , the green trees will make you feel good, you will remain healthy, and healthy mind will live in healthy body. If you have healthy mind and body you will work better and more. It will lead to better productivity and that means better earning for yourself and for your country. If you want to be rich raise plants in your home, garden and city and feel the difference . Once you love nature you will become rich also.
One of the cleanest lake Lake Michigan of Chicago could be eye opener to anyone . Howe could it be so clean. No pollution on land (no visible pollution ) , Michigan lake and Chicago river. Its their love for nature and its surroundings that makes them rich . If you also love nature and plants you can be as rich and prosperous as you would dream to be amidst the concrete jungle Congratulations Chicago from a botanist.
Chicago main city is rich because its green. See the Millenium Park, Planetarium and adjoining plantations. Through the Chicago river as seen from boat ride one thing which impressed me most was the effort and successful one to keep city green. A larger number of trees were newly planted on several streets and dividers. Chicago is rich because its green in vegetation and nature loving ? Even buisy roads have trees on them which are protected well. If you want to be rich grow some trees in your city also.
People believe that herbs can cure it all. Some say they are toxic and dont use traditional therapies. Who is right who is wrong. Once they know the content of the plant they rush to take our extracts out of it and apply in modern day medicines. Where is the truth. That herb is missing which used to be given in Vedic times or we dont know which plant is " Ashwagandha " . What is its botanical name. Why Nagori aswagandha is useful and not local one? Where are the Vaidyas who can identify the "buty " or proper herb which Hanumanji brought for Laxman ? Correlations between the vedic literature, knowledge passed from generations to generations and the present day applications are all matter of discussion and dispute.
Its child health, health care, old age care which is important but still important is education of parents to have good parenting. Rich nations have higher level of education, children are borne very rarely and , their health is good. Parents spend less time taking them to hospitals because they pay full attention and care. Some of the old beliefs and practices are major source of trouble in poor nations. One such example I observed was that it was written on honey bottle ‘ HONEY NOT TO BE GIVEN TO NEW BORNE CHILDREN TILL THEY ARE ONE YEAR OLD. “ In contrast to his in India they give honey as first feed immediately after the birth or at early times. This causes infection in the stomach and intestine of the child.
What I mave observed in these months that healthy and wealthy nations are rich in vegetation also . Its child health, health care old age care which is important but still important is education of parents to have good parenting. Rich nations have higher level of education, children and borne far and few , their health is good Parents spend less time taking them to hospitals because they pay full attention and care. Healthy children produce healthy nation and healthy people work hard to produce wealthy nations.