[MPWG] A fight to save Traditional Medicines in India

[pankaj oudhia]

Hi,

  Forwarding write up by Ushinor Majumdar on Traditional Medicines in India.

A fight to save Traditional Medicines

A beedi that does not cause cancer and quick-bites that reduce the ill-effects of alcohol sound like the perfect party combo. But, if tobacco and big pharmaceutical firms get a wind of what goes into them, these wonder beedis would cost more than regular cigarettes and the quick-bites would end up as hors d’oeuvres in the parties of the rich.
More importantly, tribal communities, which preserved these indigenous combinations of herbs for centuries, would end up losing access to their traditional forest produce. These and several other herbs are the finds of traditional healers and have been passed down through word of mouth from one generation to the next.
For complete article please visit 

http://www.tehelka.com/a-fight-to-save-traditional-medicines/



Pankaj Oudhia
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