slide 1: Pench Tiger Reserve is declared as the dry deciduous forest.which also includes the fruit trees
medicinal trees and plants. Pench Tiger reserve touches the boundary of Satpura region.
Visitors generally visit the forest for wildlife and Jungle Safari in Pench. The awareness on the
availability of variety of different plants and trees is missing. The usage of these herbs is
beyond imagination of an individual. Whenever you plan for Jungle safari or game drive in
Pench come prepared with a diary and time to experience and make it a knowledgeable
tour to Pench Tiger Reserve along with an adventure of Jungle Safari.
FLORA IN PENCH NATIONAL PARK
The meanderingtrails take you to a delightful dead end of the Pench River with toothed rocks
and trees that look straight out of a painting. During summer bushes with pristine white
owers surrounding the river bank are a feast for the eyes
The Pench National park is the home to a wide variety of ora and fauna. It is dominated by
mixed forests with considerable shrub cover and open grassy patches.
Village Machaan resort has varieties of herbs plants and trees available in its premises which
are used for medicines. During your visit you may have a knowledgeable round of resort and
gain information on all of these. We from Village Machaan resort in Pench will be updating
you on the information about these trees plants and their use.
Herbs You will be surprised to know that the local villagers most of the time prefer to treat
them selves with these herbs for their illness. Nowadays people are switching from allopathic
medicine to Ayurveda.
Good Percentage of Medicinal plants are available in the beautiful forest of Pench like
curcumina sarpgandha aswagandha satavar and many more. The benets of few of them
are briefed below.
Maskdana: The oil that is extracted from the seeds has an excellent scent like Kastoori and
this is used in production of perfume factories. Seeds are also used to increase immunity
energy hunger. It is helpful for heart dieses and increases the eye sight also.
Relieving Constipation. Isabgol is commonly used in India and other countries to relive
constipation and other gastrointestinal motility issues like TreatingDiarrhea Treating Acidity
Losing Weight Preventing Heart Diseases Promoting Digestion Controlling Diabetics Curing
Piles and Fissures.
Isabgol Plantagoovata
slide 2: Satavar: Asparagus recemosus- This is a herb used in Ayurveda medicine. Asparagus
Racemosus has shown some anti-depressant effects helps in curing cancer its extract
appears to reduce glucose absorption also appears to have moderately potent anti-ulcer
activity.
Sarpagandha - Rauwolaserpentine - The medicinal use of this plant is for blood pressure
psychological disorders snake antivenom is made out of this plant. This is a owering species.
Pench Tiger Reserve is one of the premier Tiger Reserve of India. There are end no of trees
available in the forest. We would be naming few famous tress of Pench. The height of trees is
60-100 feet.
Famous Trees of Pench National Park:
Mahua Tree – The MadhucaIndica The very famous local tree and has quiet a lot of health
benets like curing piles diabetes asthama blood diseases and many more. Oil is extracted
from the seeds and is used by the tribes for cooking. Mahuaower is famous and is used to
prepare a very famous liquor.Mahua ower is favorite food of Langur parakeet deer pegion.
Palash Tree – This is commonly known as ame of forest and is a medium sized owering tree.
In the olden days its owers were used for making colors for Holi festival. You often get to see
this during your trip to Pench National park.
Teak tree - Teak tree help conserving a rich and diverse array of wildlife in Pench National
Park Teak has a weather proof quality and lasts in any climate. Teak is used for making
furniture and is an expensive wood.
The Neemtree - Neem is a life-giving tree. It is one of the very few shade-giving trees and has
draught resistance.Neem seed pulp is used for methane gas production. Its wood is used to
make the furniture
Fruit trees like Mango Mangiferaindica and of Jamun or Black plum Syzigiumcumini
custard apple are also found. Bamboo thickets Dendrocalamusstrictus are commonly found.
Banyan tree Saja Terminalia tomentosa and Bija PterocarpusmarsupiumTrees. can be
seen. Scattered Ghost tree stands out and is locally known as kullu tree. It changes its color
thrice a year.
The forest has stretches of Sal tree The Sal is good quality timber the leaves are good fodder
fruits have nutritional medicinal value and is valued greatly by the tribes.
slide 3: Shrubs – Shrubs are not tall by nature. The Ground is covered with bushes grasses herbs and
shrubs. The rolling meadows of grass and grassy plateau are vital to the wellbeing of the
herbivore population. Pench forest also has the thick Lantana which is known to be the place
for Tiger. King of Pench seems to be comfortable under lantana in Pench.There are plants
which are less than 1 feet are considered to be ground zone plants Fungi Mushroom Algae
Lichen
Village MachaanResort in Pench has “Super deluxe glass cottages with private lawn and
private Machaan” to provide the ve star accommodation in Pench. Many more trees and
plants can be witnessed during your trip to Pench National park. The Pench Jungle safari
and nature walk in Pench in an experience of lifetime.