In India medicinal plants are naturally growing mostly in Himalayas, Western Ghats and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Most of the poor people, especially, women who are living in the foot hills of Western Ghats are gathering medicinal plants for their livelihood for generations. They were exploited heavily by the middlemen through their unfair trade practices. Hence, Jeevidam intervenes in this activity by organizing them into groups and establishing Procurement Centres in the villages itself and adopt Fair Trade Practices in procuring and linking with the major herbal medicine manufacturers without the intervention of middlemen and to help them to get maximum benefit out of this activity.

Major Medicinal Plants available in the area of operation are :

Sl.No	Name of the medicinal plant	Common name	Botanical name	Picture	Capacity to supply(MT)
1	Tulsi	Tulsi	Ocimum sanctum		250
2	Vatta saranathi whole plant	Punarnava	Bhoerhavia diffusa		200
3	Gymnema	Gudmar	Gymnema sylvestris		100
4	Karisalankanni	Bringhraj	Eclipta alba		100
5	Keelanelli	Bhoomi amlaki	Phyllanthus amarus		50
6	Mevanelli	Mevanelli	Phyllanthus medraspentensis		200
7	Nerunjil mull	Gokshri	Tribulous terrestris		50
8	Neem Leaves	Neem	Azadiracta indica		100
9	Vallarai	Vallarai	Centella asiatica		50
10	Morringa	Drumstic tree	Moringa oleifera		10

Jeevidam promotes Home Remedies for small ailments by using the above herbs. Training and capacity Building is given to poor people to use the herbal medicines.