Banned Products in India
Following is
the list of banned items as per wildlife India :--
(1) Tantra Products:-
Siyar Singee , Hathajora , Cats chord, Kastoorees, Shookar teeth, Sale and
purchase of owl's body parts, Lion nails, Deer skin ,Tiger's
skin, Peacock feathers, Stuff made out of cows hairs, Ivory, Sea fan (Indrajaal).
The elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, narwhal and wild boar tusks,
rhinoceros horns and the teeth of all animals are regarded as "Ivory"
Wild animals, Wildlife and Wild birds are those as specified in Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
(2) Sea Shells:-
Trochus Niloticos, Turbo Species, Lamnis Species, Tridacna Gigas, Xancus Pyrus, Cypracasis Rufa,
Tudicia Spirillus, Placenta placenta.
(3) Woods, Plant parts, Seeds and Roots:-
Sandalwood in any form, but excluding Finished Handicraft products
of sandalwood, Machine finished sandalwood products, Sandalwood Oil;
Red Sanders wood in any form, whether raw, processed or unprocessed,
except value added products of Red Sanders wood.
Sale and Purchase of following Plants, plant portions and their
derivatives and extracts:-
1.Baddomes cycad (Cycad beddomei), 2. Blue
vanda (Vanda coerulea), 3. Saussurea costus, 4. Ladies slipper orchid
(Paphiopedilium species), 5. Pitcher plant (Nepenthes khasiana), 6. Red
vanda (Renanthera imschootiana), 7. Rauvolfia serpentina
(Sarpagandha), 8. Ceropegin species, 9. Frerea indica (Shindal
Mankundi), 10. Podophyllum hexandurm (emodi) (Indian
Podophyllum), 11. Cyatheaceae species (Tree Ferns), 12. Cycadacea
species (Cycads), 13. Dioscorea deltoidea (Elephant's foot), 14.
Euphorbia species (Euphorbias), 15. Orchdaceae species (Orchids), 16.
Pterocarpus santalinus (Redsanders), 17. Taxus wallichiana (Common Yew
or Birmi Leaves), 18. Aquilaria malaccensis (Agarwood), 19. Aconitum
species, 20. Coptis teeta, 21. Coscinium fenestrum (Calumba wood), 22.
Dactylorhiza hatagirea, 23. Gentiana kurroo (Kuru, Kutkee), 24. Gnetum
species, 25. Kampheria galenga, 26. Nardostachys grandiflora, 27. Panax
pseudoginseng, 28. Picrorhiza kurrooa, 29. Swertia chirata (Charayatah)
Seeds:- Sandalwood seeds (Santalum album), Saffron seeds or corms
(planting material for saffron), Seeds of all forestry species.
(4) Stones, Gems and Mani:-
Sale and purchase of all Mani (Ratn or gems) like Gaj-mani, Naag-mani, Shukar-mani
is banned and punishable offence in India. Even mining of some type
of corals is also banned.