Manal was once on a trip to Burma. During one of his rides, he saw a villager pacifying an excited elephant by feeding some roots. The roots were obtained from the plant, Rauwolfia serpentina. He was wondering about the calming power of the roots even when he returned to India. A restless Manal sought scientific explanation for the effect of the plant’s root.
Once he understood the science behind the roots, he worked to commercialize it. But, funding was a huge problem. Manal’s supportive mother gave him her bangles to sell and thus, Himalaya was born. This happened in 1930. He began with a hand-operated, tablet-compressing machine.
His hard work paid off; he came out with Serpina, the world’s first anti-hypertensive drug. Since then, Himalaya focused on producing Ayurveda-based, pharmaceutical-grade herbal medicine. They laid emphasis on research and the company now offers its products in over 90 countries including India, USA, South Africa and other countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Himalaya also produces health care products under the name Himalaya Herbal Healthcare.
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