CAPTAIN SRINIVASA MURTHY CENTRAL AYURVEDA RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CSMCARI), CHENNAI

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  • Name

    CAPTAIN SRINIVASA MURTHY CENTRAL AYURVEDA RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CSMCARI), CHENNAI

  • Herbarium Code

    CSMH

  • Current Status

    Active

  • Correspondents

    Vishnu K, Research Officer (Botany), vishnuwalsan@gmail.com
    Prem C, Assistant Research Officer (Pharmacognosy), ckumarprem@gmail.com
    Akansha Pandey, Research Assistant (Botany), akankshap790@gmail.com

  • Contact

    (+91) 44- 26214823
    (+91) 9847131321
    Fax: 044-26207566
    Email: csmherbarium@gmail.com

  • Address

    CAPTAIN SRINIVASA MURTHY HERBARIUM
    DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY AND PHARMACOGNOSY
    MEDICINAL PLANT RESEARCH (MPR) SECTION
    CAPTAIN SRINIVASA MURTHY CENTRAL AYURVEDA RESEARCH INSTITUTE (CSMCARI), CHENNAI
    ARIGNAGAR ANNA HOSPITAL CAMPUS
    ARUMBAKKAM, CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU 600106
    India

  • Specialty

    Taxonomic Coverage: Mainly Angiosperms (Emphasis on Ayurvedic and folk medicinal plants).

    Geography: India. Greatest strength in Southern Peninsular India

  • Notes

    Entered Dec 2025. Herbarium at Captain Srinivasa Murthy Central Ayurveda Research Centre (CSMCARI) Chennai has accessions dating back to 1960. It mainly contains plants used in Indian traditional medicine systems (Ayurveda and Siddha), and ethno-medicinal practices/ traditional folk medicines in Southern India, especially Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh states of India. The herbarium also houses voucher specimens deposited by researchers/ students from Tamil Nadu, India. CSMCARI-Chennai is also a Drug-Testing Laboratory (DTL) approved by Tamil Nadu State Drug Licensing Authority for providing taxonomic authentication with voucher number, and an NABL accredited laboratory for pharmacognostic testing of ASU(H) drugs.

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  • Number of Specimens

    539

  •   Num. of Specimens Num. Databased Num. Imaged
    Algae 0 0 0
    Bryophytes 0 0 0
    Fungi/Lichens 0 0 0
    Pteridophytes 6 0 0
    Seed Plants 533 0 0
  • Date Founded

    13-09-1960

  • Updated

    06/12/2024

  • Associated Institution

    Functions under Central Council for Research in Ayurvedic Sciences (CCRAS), Ministry of AYUSH, Government of India. Herbarium at CSMCARI Chennai works collaboratively with other herbaria of the Council, viz. RKT, JHS, RRCBI, ARRI, NEHAR, RARI, DMP etc.

  • Important Collectors

    A. Pandey, G. Kusuma, J. Mosses, M. Gajarajan, M. Vendal, S. Usman, S. Venkataraman, V. K. Walsan