Parvathi Nagaranjan is our in-house Siddha & Herbalism expert
Her first teachers in the knowledge of medicinal herbs were her parents, both traditional vaidyas. Today, she successfully incubates several rural managed enterprises that are based on herbs and herbal products
Parvathi Nagaranjan is recognized by the UN, by the Govt of India as well as accredited by many reputable organisations
She has been developing and building the Pitchandikulam forest in Auroville, where she grows a large variety of Medicinal Herbs
Coming from a Lineage of Siddha Practioneers, she has been adamently preserving the Ancient Medicinal Herbal Remedies & Traditions of South India
Much of her work has been centred around bringing herbology in everyday life, from creating cures to bringing awareness through workshops.
Book a consultation with Parvathy Nagaranjan to explore how you can integrate herbal medicine in your life
From adding ancient Siddha Herbal elements to your meals to growing your own little medicinal garden as well as adopting Siddha remedies to deal with general issues such as diabetes, arthiritis, indigestion, headaches, etc
Elevate your quality of life with the symbiotic power of Herbs, learn how to extract the adaptogenic benefits to flora with the guidance of Parvathy Nagaranjan
Over 800 species of plants are indigenous to the grasslands, wastelands and forests in the Kaluveli area. Parvathi realized that the bio-region had suffered considerable loss of forest cover. Medicinal plants and traditional knowledge both needed to be restored. Traditional customs like sacred groves and practices like water conservation and dry-land agriculture had to be reinstated. Being a complex of tanks which drain into the wetlands, it was important that conservation efforts encompassed the entire region. She concentrated on preventing over-exploitation of forest lands by village communities and on regeneration of traditional knowledge and skills. Joining hands with the Sustainable Livelihood Institute (SLI), Parvathi started regular ‘Herbs for Health’ classes for women of the area, and began motivating them. These women now tour the villages, making people aware about plants and their healing properties, as well as local health traditions.
Pitchandikulam has also established a unit that collects medicinal plants, processes them into products, and markets these products as food operates under the guidance of Parvathi Nagarajan who is a herbalist and entrepreneurship mentor. The unit blends Siddha and traditional herbal knowledge to produce effective medicinal food products.
