Decoding dengue brew that’s raising a storm
Chennai: A bitter battle between age-old rivals is brewing on social media. The contestants: Sceptical allopaths and combative Siddha practitioners. The referee: A defensive state government. As the fight
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DRDO developing malaria cure from NE herb
SHILLONG, Jan 4
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Medicinal plants in conservation and development: case studies and lessons learnt
Traditional medicine, based largely on herbs, still supports the primary healthcare of more people worldwide than
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Medicinal herbs: boon or bane to State?
While some medicinal herbs found in the North East, especially in Meghalaya can cure ailments ranging from snake bites to malaria, others could prove to be harmful, studies have found.
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A village garden that distributes free herbs
V Krithiga |Tirunelveli, It has 50 varieties of herbs that can cure headache, asthma, jaundice and even chickenpox AN herbal garden in a village in Tirunelveli provides herbs free of cost to villagers to cure a wide range of diseases including headache and jaundice.
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Review of the status, harvest, trade and management of seven Asian CITES-listed medicinal and aromatic plant species
Wild plant species also form an important component of livelihood strategies in Asia, with wild collection of medicinal and aromatic plants providing a critical source of income in many areas. This is particularly true in areas such as the high alpine regions of the Himalayas, where agricultural outputs are low and there are few other opportunities for income generation.
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Organic India hosts basil fest
Nov 25: A unique agriculture festival called the tulsi mahotsav that celebrates the wonder herb tulsi (holy basil) was held in Azamgarh district of Uttar Pradesh this week. The festival was celebrated by a cluster of 13 villages where tulsi cultivation is popular.
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National Medicinal Herbs Mission in the offing
Central government has plans to introduce National Medicinal Herbs Mission soon on model of National Horticulture Mission with the aim of boosting medicinal herbs cultivation, developing medicinal nurseries, processing and marketing activities. A sum of Rs 630 crore will be allocated in the 11th Five Year Plan for the same project, as decided by the central government.
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Change in the roots
GM herbs knock on the doors of Ayurveda.
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India working on GM herbs, says Greenpeace
Joe C Mathew / New Delhi November 05, 2008, 0:54 IST Even as the debate over safety and essentiality of genetically modified (GM) foods continues, Indian research institutes are trying to genetically modify some high-value medicinal herbs that are an integral part of ayurvedic medicine, a recent report of pro-environment group Greenpeace has said.
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Ethno-botanical knowledge of the Toda tribes of the Nilgiris
The Nilgiris have wealth of diversity, which includes the varied floral and faunal diversity. Besides, tribal diversity is also high in this region. The Nilgiris are of the major hill stations that are home to around ten different primitive tribal communities with distinctive cultures.