Herbal Medicine exhibition opens today

WEDNESDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2012 19:23

A National Workshop on Tribal Healers and Exhibition of Tribal Medicine is being organised at Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS). The exhibition is being organised by IGRMS in collaboration with Kerala Institute for Research, Training and Development Studies (KIRTADS).

The Bhopalites would now heal their illness with the use of herbal medicines at a five-day long exhibition beginning from Wednesday at Mandapam, museum premises and would conclude here on November 25.

While talking to the mediapersons here on Tuesday, coordinator of the exhibition, Sudhish Shrivastava said, “This is the seventh workshop being organised by IGRMS. This workshop aims to provide a platform to tribal healers, to discuss tribal medicines based on traditional knowledge on bio diversity and to evolve a strategy to transmit this natural heritage to the next generation in a professional manner.”  He further informed that the last exhibition at Bhopal was organized in the year 2006.

Discussing further about the herbal treatment, he explained the advantages of herbs and how they could be useful in curing various diseases like obesity, orthopedic injuries, skin infections, hair-fall and more. He further informed that the representatives from Tribal Healers and Tribal Research Institute from across 18 States are participating in the workshops.

Representatives from States like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Manipur would bring the special herbal medicines for the patients. Elaborating further he said, “States like Jharkhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Uttranchal and Lakshdeep are participating for the first time in this workshop and around 180 representatives would put up their stalls.”

During the workshop, the healers would exchange their skills through massage therapy, steam-bath techniques and other therapeutic knowledge and techniques. He further said that during the exhibition, other facilities and extra guidance would be provided to the visitors by IGRMS as well.

Former Governor of Nagaland and Manipur State ON Shrivastava will inaugurate the workshop and Vikram Jeet Pandey, Joint Director, Rajbhasha, Ministry of Culture, New Delhi will be the chief guest on the occasion, he added.