KOTTAYAM: A 67-year-old tree, whose branches were cut off, is being given ayurveda treatment in a village in Kottayam to bring it back to life.
The rain tree was a major landmark of Thidanad village and used to shade the entire junction, besides serving as a traffic island. A roundabout was constructed around the tree but recently, the panchayat secretary wrote to the district collector demanding that the branches of the tree need to be axed as they were posing a threat to human lives.
The collector directed the PWD to do the needful under the disaster management act. Even before locals realized what was happening, the order was executed. The branches were cut off and when they were about to chop down the trunk as well, the tree lovers stepped in.
Kottayam Nature Society, Meenachil River Protection Forum, and a collective of farmers and nature lovers in Thidanad came together on social media and decided to nurse it back to life. They consulted K Binu, the ‘tree doctor’ who has brought back several trees to life. Binu who is also a member of the district tree committee promptly swung into action. He first obtained a stay order from the court stopping any further move by the authorities to chop down the whole tree.
The treatment began earlier this week. The tree was first washed and cleaned and an ayurvedic paste was applied over it. The concoction had 14 ingredients: Termitary, earth from the ground where the tree stands, earth from a paddy field, cow milk, ghee, cow dung, plantain (kadali), honey, sesame, licorice, black gram, powdered cuscus grass, boiled rice, and green gram. After applying the medicine, the entire tree was covered with a cloth.
Binu said that new branches will sprout in six months.
Senior residents here say that the tree was planted and cared for by a person who ran a tea shop nearby. Now, a big banner flutters on the tree in which it expresses its gratitude to the villagers for saving its life.
Binu said he learned the treatment method from various Hindu Puranas. “Treatment of trees are mentioned in many Sanskrit books. It comes under Vriksha Ayurveda,” he said. He also said that the ingredients for the mix vary with each tree. Binu has already treated 43 ailing trees. The total treatment cost was pegged at Rs 15,000 which was raised by nature-lovers. The funds were sent to Kottayam Nature Society’s account, said Binu who never charges for his treatment.
The rain tree was a major landmark of Thidanad village and used to shade the entire junction, besides serving as a traffic island. A roundabout was constructed around the tree but recently, the panchayat secretary wrote to the district collector demanding that the branches of the tree need to be axed as they were posing a threat to human lives.
The collector directed the PWD to do the needful under the disaster management act. Even before locals realized what was happening, the order was executed. The branches were cut off and when they were about to chop down the trunk as well, the tree lovers stepped in.
Kottayam Nature Society, Meenachil River Protection Forum, and a collective of farmers and nature lovers in Thidanad came together on social media and decided to nurse it back to life. They consulted K Binu, the ‘tree doctor’ who has brought back several trees to life. Binu who is also a member of the district tree committee promptly swung into action. He first obtained a stay order from the court stopping any further move by the authorities to chop down the whole tree.
The treatment began earlier this week. The tree was first washed and cleaned and an ayurvedic paste was applied over it. The concoction had 14 ingredients: Termitary, earth from the ground where the tree stands, earth from a paddy field, cow milk, ghee, cow dung, plantain (kadali), honey, sesame, licorice, black gram, powdered cuscus grass, boiled rice, and green gram. After applying the medicine, the entire tree was covered with a cloth.
Binu said that new branches will sprout in six months.
Senior residents here say that the tree was planted and cared for by a person who ran a tea shop nearby. Now, a big banner flutters on the tree in which it expresses its gratitude to the villagers for saving its life.
Binu said he learned the treatment method from various Hindu Puranas. “Treatment of trees are mentioned in many Sanskrit books. It comes under Vriksha Ayurveda,” he said. He also said that the ingredients for the mix vary with each tree. Binu has already treated 43 ailing trees. The total treatment cost was pegged at Rs 15,000 which was raised by nature-lovers. The funds were sent to Kottayam Nature Society’s account, said Binu who never charges for his treatment.
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