State level workshop held
Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, February 10 2021:
A one day State level workshop on 'Exploring Traditional Medicinal Practices in Manipur' jointly organised by Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development (IBSD) Imphal and Apunba Manipur Maiba Maibi Phurup was held today at IBSD complex Takyelpat.
Today's workshop was attended by Director of IBSD Imphal Professor Pulok K Mukherjee, Chief Executive Officer of National Medicinal Plant Board Dr JLN Sastry, Organising Secretary Kalyan Ashram Manipur Kedar Arvind Kulkarni, Commandant of 182 Battalion Border Security Force Nitin Gupta among others.
In the technical session Dr Pradeep K Bhardwaj attended as the rapporteur.
Addressing the gathering Prof Pulok K Mukherjee said that the workshop is being organized with the sole aim to promote traditional medicinal practices of Manipur.
He continued that traditional medicine can be promoted through phyto pharmaceutical mission and therefore interaction is necessary between the traditional healers community of the State and other States especially in the North East region.
The knowledge shared by the traditional healers during the workshop will be documented and validated as well, he added.