Herbal Research and Development Institute 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. 18,000 plant species have been identified in the state, and about 1,800 of those are considered to be of medicinal value. 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.