Herbal Research and Development Institute

30.4524195°N 79.2722261°E / 30.4524195; 79.2722261 Herbal Research and Development Institute (also HRDI) in Gopeshwar, Uttarakhand, India, is a government-run research institute founded in 1989 that conserves and studies medicinal herbs found in abundance in the upper regions of Uttarakhand.^[1] 18,000 plant species have been identified in the state, and about 1,800 of those are considered to be of medicinal value.^{[citation needed]} Herbs, which are mentioned in Ayurvedic classical texts, continue to play a vital role in the region and are used by traditional local healers for ailments that can usually be cured with modern medicine.^[2][3]