GLOBAL WARMING AND VRKSHA AYURVEDA

According to Sthapatya Ved it is Imperative to know about various valuable effects to the environment
given out by various types of trees, plants, shrubs and herbs etc. This has been studied methodically and
their effects to human physiology have been stated. This should be used in planning a garden around a home
and planting trees around a township and public gardens.
As per standard norms of Vastu every house must have an open area and a garden depending on the size of
the house.orthwest is an ideal direction for a garden in a house. !owever Northeast may also be utilized
for maintaining !erbarium and very small plants and foliage.
"lants # trees play vital role in creating healthy environment. They purify and revitalise the air, which we
breathe, by removing harmful gases. "lants also help in absorbing significant amount of harmful radiations
as researched by ASA in $. S. A. %e need planting of more plants and trees to save the green house effect.
&ur world is facing the crisis of global warming. %e must save the planet earth.'lobal %arming, increase
In the average temperature of the atmosphere,oceans,and land masses of earth.The "lanethas warmed(and
cooled) many times during the *.+, billion years of its history. At present -arth appears to be facing a rapid
warming ,which most scientists believeresults, at least in part, from human activities. The chief cause of this
warming is thought to be the burning of fossil fuels,
Such as coal,oil,and natural gas, which releases into the atmosphere carbon dio.ide and other substances
known as green house gases.As the atmosphere becomes richer in these gases,it becomes a better
insulator,retaining more of the heat provided to the planet by the sun.
Vastu guides us for the plantation of different species of plants in different directions of land /
building to achieve ma.imum benefits. It also guides about the harmful plants, which should be avoided.
either tall nor short trees should be grown in the north, northeast, or east. Tall trees in those directions
prevent the organic in flow of auspicious energies and the highly beneficial rays of the morning sunshine.
An e0ual spread of tall and short trees in the west, southwest and south is very auspicious because they help
block negative influence from those directions.
"lants that are recommended should be living, fresh and having broader and larger leaves. 1ried plants and
flowers should be avoided. Thorny plants and milky trees should better be avoided. 2ose plants and colorful
orchids are e.ceptions. %hile rose plants may be kept anywhere orchids should be kept only in the garden
outside the home.
Trees are beneficial all round but avoid having a tree directly in front of the main entrance of the
house.Trees that cast shadows on your house between 3 am 4 pm are in auspicious and should be avoided.
as much as possible.
According to Vastu Thorny plants (with the e.ception of roses or cactuses) have a negative influence and
should not be planted on the house plot. 5limbing plants should not be grown on the northern and eastern
compound walls, they should be restricted to the garden. In your garden area, flowers are best situated in the
west, northwest and east but not in the southwest, southeast, or northeast corners.

Some of the e.amples of the plants useful for indoor and outdoor garden are6
RECCOMMENDED TREES AND PLANTS:
Indoor Plants
'olap, 5hampa, 7und, 5hameli, 8ela, 7etki, 9aba, 7arni, 8adri, :adhup and Tulsi.
Otdoor Plants
Amlaki, 5hampak, 8el, Asoka, "unnag, :ango, 8edana, 1alim, 8akul, 'ulmohor, Shaal, Taal, :ahua,
7adali, 5handan, Vat, Ashwath, Sami, Tetul, 7adamb, imb, 1umur, 7arpur, Aguru, agalata.
PROHIBITED TREES ! PLANTS:
"# M$l%& Plants: The plants, which secrete milk when any part is plucked. Such plants bring financial loss.
These are :ahua, "eepal, 8urgad etc. -.ceptional plants are 5hampa, 7ewra etc.

'# T(orn& Plants: "lants having thorns brings enemity in the house. Such plants are Acacia (8abul), 7hair,
"lum (8er), Silk cotton (Semal), "akad, 'ooler etc. -.ceptional thorny plants are 2ose, 9ati etc.
DIRECTIONAL PLACEMENT O) PLANTS:
Some plants are auspicious and inauspicious in particular direction, as given in the table6
DIRECTION AUSPICIOUS INAUSPICIOUS
-AST 8A2'A1, 8A:8&& "--"A;, 8I' T2--S
8-T%-- -AST
# S&$T!<-AST
"AAS, :A'& "--"A;, '&&;-2
S&$T!<-AST "&:-'2AA1-S 2-1 =;&%-2I' ";ATS
'&&;-2, 8A2'A1, "--"A;,
S-:A;
S&$T! :A$;SI2I, 2&S-, '&&;-2 "A7A1
8-T%-- S&$T!
# S&$T!<%-ST
8;A57 8-22> (9A:$) 7A1A:
S&$T!<%-ST TA:A2I1 :I;7> ";ATS, "A7A1,
VAT
%-ST 7!AI2, "--"A; VAT
&2T!<%-ST 8-; T!&2> ";ATS, VAT,
'&&;-2
&2T! S!A:I, "A7A1, 7AIT! '&&;-2 # 8I' T2--S
&2T!<-AST A%;A 9A:$ # 8I' T2--S
&ur ancestors have studied a lot and they have recommended certain specific plants and trees for particular
directions as per the directionology and climetology.8asically nine important points of soil and earth should
be considered for planting bushes,plants,foliage and trees.
?. Shape ,. !ardness
@. 5olor +. 1ensity
4. &dour A. "orousness
* .Taste B. ;evel
-very "lant has a specific Vibration which comes in coherence with the vibration of subCect<plots,so it is
recommended that plants and trees should be rooted as per following guide lines.
orth<west orth orth<east
%est
5oherent "lants6
8el
Incoherent "lants6
Thorny "lants
5oherent "lants6
"akad, Tulsi,;otus
Incoherent "lants6
'oolar,8anana
5oherent "lants6
Amla,:edicinal "lants
Tulsi,
Incoherent "lants6
8anana,8amboo
-ast
5oherent "lants6
"eepal
Incoherent "lants6
:ango,8anyan Tulsi manch
5oherent "lants6
8anana,8anyan
Inoherent "lants6
"eepal
5oherent "lants6
Imli
Incoherent "lants6
7adamba,
5oherent "lants6
'oolar
Incoherent "lants6
"akad,:ango,
5oherent "lants6
Anar
Incoherent "lants6
Thorns,"akad,
:ilking "lants.
South<west South South<east
In 5ity life owning a garden has become a super lu.ary.=or people living in multi<storied society the central
garden is the recourse where as people living in flat may opt for terrace garden.In metro cities terrace garden
is always welcome but it should not be in South %est.South -ast Terrace garden is tolerable but orth %est
and orth -ast terrace garden are the best for morning Sunlight. as well as infrared rays.
"lease find list of foliage house plants recommended for terrace garden
5roton,=ern,5oleus,9ade plants,1ieffenbachia,1racaena,Aralia,Ivy,:onestera,Son of India pleomele
"eacock "lant(5alathea makoyana),Striped inch plant(5allisia elegans),Tufted =ishtail "alm(5aryota
:itis),&ld<:an 5actus,2osary vine(5eropegia woodii),"arlor "alm(5hamaedorea elegans).
In fact "lants and trees are used for vastu rectification in many cases.=or instance a flat is having vastu
defect on the northern side may be rectified by placing large leaf living green plant.This is due to reason
that plants strengthen :ercuryDs influence and contribute a healthy breathing 0uality to the air. Since
:ercury is the ruling planet of the north, plants strengthen a weak north and further enhance an already
good north.