Climate change affecting ayurveda, says President Patil
October 7th, 2009 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Wednesday said climate change poses a huge challenge for ayurveda and expressed concern that it is the reason for many medicinal plants vanishing from the country.
“Due to climate change, natural habitat is moving towards an imbalance. Because of it a lot of medicinal plants are vanishing. This is a huge challenge for us,” Patil told a gathering of ayurveda practitioners here.
“To face this, we need to make a concerted effort. We need to categorize these vanishing medicinal plants and make efforts to replant them. In this work you can take the help of institutions like National Medicinal Plant Board,” the president said.
Patil was the chief guest at the centenary celebration of the All India Ayurveda Congress.
During her speech, she advocated for proper research and registration ayurveda to popularise them further both in India and abroad.
“I have always advocated for ayurveda during my foreign trips. The preparation process, I believe, should not be changed while increasing the output of these medicines. Its real essence in medicine making needs to be preserved,” she added.
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