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Botanist on mission to save rare Indian herbal remedies
: Ethno-botanist Deepak Acharya has spent eight years in the Satpura mountains in Madhya Pradesh, parts of which lie cut off from civilisation, driven by a single goal -- documenting and salvaging India's traditional herbal remedies before they are lost to the world.
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Ethno-botanist Deepak Acharya has spent eight years in the Satpura mountains in Madhya Pradesh, parts of which lie cut off from civilisation, driven by a single goal -- documenting and salvaging India's traditional herbal remedies before they are lost to the world.
Database of folk artistes planned
Buoyed by the interest foreigners evince in the multifarious folk art forms of the State, the Art and Culture Department has decided to prepare a database of names, addresses and contact numbers of all folk artistes, who are being enrolled with the Folk Artistes Welfare Board, and post the same on the Internet.
There was encouraging feedback from foreign tourists at the dance festival in Mahabalipuram, where classical and folk art forms were given equal importance this time. It was this overwhelming admiration of visitors of various nationalities at the Berlin Tourism Expo, earlier this year for a Madurai-based folk artiste, Muthu, the Secretary for Tourism and Culture, V. Irai Anbu said that stressed the importance of folk artistes and the official establishment was reaching out to them for enhancing their quality of life with an allotment of Rs.1crore for the Board.
The database will also help the establishment in resurrecting those art forms that were near extinction, he said.
There was a huge turnout of artistes at a function organised for their enrolment here on Wednesday. Launching the enrolment, Mr. Irai Anbu informed that about 10,000 folk artistes practising the 100 art forms listed in a special government order have registered as members with the Welfare Board so far, and several thousands were expected to follow suit.
Medicinal plants mission to allocate funds to States on demand basis
Disbursal among States of the approved 11th Plan outlay of Rs 630 crore for effectively propagating the new National Mission on Medicinal Plants (NMMP) of the Government will be strictly ‘demand-driven’, and not on the basis of pre-determined allocation.
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Disbursal among States of the approved 11th Plan outlay of Rs 630 crore for effectively propagating the new National Mission on Medicinal Plants (NMMP) of the Government will be strictly ‘demand-driven’, and not on the basis of pre-determined allocation.
In short, the potential States will have to vie with each other through various developmental plans and programmes for cultivation, processing and marketing of medicinal plants to get a bigger share of the funds.
The Central contribution would be 100 per cent during the 11th Plan period, and the States’ contributions may be suitably enhanced during the 12th Plan, following a mid-review of the scheme. Funds for implementing the scheme, after approval of the Standing Financing Committee, will be directly released to State Medicinal Plants Boards registered as Society. An MoU will be signed with the State governments for this purpose.
Matrix buys 13 technologies from Guj's tribal innovators
Gujarat's tribal innovators are going global. Hyderabad's Matrix Biosciences has bought rights of 13 technologies six herbal pesticides and seven veterinary products from grassroot innovators associated with Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions (SRISTI)-National Innovation Foundation (NIF).
What's more, Matrix, which plans to market these products under its own brand names plans register in Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Phillipines.
"The products are marketed as our own brands with names given by us, as part of the deal. We were approached by many NGOs for the commercialisation of their products, but the unique thing we appreciate about SRISTI is that they actually want to bring out the name of the original innovator. Every bottle of the products contains the names and photographs of the innovators," Ramesh Chouhan, President (Technical), Matrix Biosciences.
Under the initiative, the rights of six herbal pesticides and seven veterinary products for curing ailments have been transferred to the company. The herbal products SRISTI Krushak, SRISTI Rakshak, SRISTI Shastra, SRISTI Shakthi, SRISTI Prayas and SRISTI Suraksha and seven veterinary products to cure ailments like coccidiosis, immunity in birds, mastitis, lactogogue diarrhoea, wound and bloat were licenced to the company.
The product coccicure to control coccidiosis, a protozoal ailment is a unique product as it attacks the life cycle of the disease causing protozoa and also protects the epithelial lining of the intestine. This specific product will protect the birds through prevention as well as treatment of the ailment.
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Gujarat's tribal innovators are going global. Hyderabad's Matrix Biosciences has bought rights of 13 technologies six herbal pesticides and seven veterinary products from grassroot innovators associated with Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institutions (SRISTI)-National Innovation Foundation (NIF).
What's more, Matrix, which plans to market these products under its own brand names plans register in Thailand, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Phillipines.
"The products are marketed as our own brands with names given by us, as part of the deal. We were approached by many NGOs for the commercialisation of their products, but the unique thing we appreciate about SRISTI is that they actually want to bring out the name of the original innovator. Every bottle of the products contains the names and photographs of the innovators," Ramesh Chouhan, President (Technical), Matrix Biosciences.
Under the initiative, the rights of six herbal pesticides and seven veterinary products for curing ailments have been transferred to the company. The herbal products SRISTI Krushak, SRISTI Rakshak, SRISTI Shastra, SRISTI Shakthi, SRISTI Prayas and SRISTI Suraksha and seven veterinary products to cure ailments like coccidiosis, immunity in birds, mastitis, lactogogue diarrhoea, wound and bloat were licenced to the company.
The product coccicure to control coccidiosis, a protozoal ailment is a unique product as it attacks the life cycle of the disease causing protozoa and also protects the epithelial lining of the intestine. This specific product will protect the birds through prevention as well as treatment of the ailment.
PPV&FR authority to notify five more crops
Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPV&FR) will formally notify five more crops, mainly spices seeking registration to protect rights of plant breeders as well as farmers on May 27.
The five crops are pepper, cardamom, ginger, turmeric and sugarcane.
“We are ready with finalisation of Distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) guidelines for these varieties. The list of five crops would be posted in our website on May 27," said S. Nagarajan, chairperson of PPV&FR authority here on Wednesday.
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Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers’ Rights Authority (PPV&FR) will formally notify five more crops, mainly spices seeking registration to protect rights of plant breeders as well as farmers on May 27.
The five crops are pepper, cardamom, ginger, turmeric and sugarcane.
“We are ready with finalisation of Distinctiveness, uniformity and stability (DUS) guidelines for these varieties. The list of five crops would be posted in our website on May 27," said S. Nagarajan, chairperson of PPV&FR authority here on Wednesday.
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As of now, the PPV&FR authority has finalised guidelines for 18 crop varieties, including kidney bean, lentil, maize, pearl millet, pigeon pea, rice, sorghum, cotton, jute, black gram and wheat.
Canada regulator finds Ayurvedic products harmful
Health Canada, a drug and health regulatory body, has once again said some Ayurvedic products may contain high levels of heavy metals, such as lead, mercury and arsenic. Saying these medicines may pose serious health risks, the Canadian regulator has asked people to exercise caution while purchasing them.
The move is based on an article in the March 2008 edition of the British Columbia Medical Journal, detailing how an adult male had symptoms of vomiting and diarrhoea, believed to have been caused due to heavy metal poisoning by consuming one tablet a day of Puspadhanva Rasa, manufactured by Shri Dhanwantri Ayurvedic Pharmacy of India.
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Health Canada, a drug and health regulatory body, has once again said some Ayurvedic products may contain high levels of heavy metals, such as lead, mercury and arsenic. Saying these medicines may pose serious health risks, the Canadian regulator has asked people to exercise caution while purchasing them.
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</script>The move is based on an article in the March 2008 edition of the British Columbia Medical Journal, detailing how an adult male had symptoms of vomiting and diarrhoea, believed to have been caused due to heavy metal poisoning by consuming one tablet a day of Puspadhanva Rasa, manufactured by Shri Dhanwantri Ayurvedic Pharmacy of India.
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The study had alleged that 14 of these products, made by Ayurvedic firms, like Dabur, Zandu, Baidyanath, Himalaya and Jalaram, contained harmful levels of lead, mercury and arsenic.
Based on the JAMA study, Health Canada, the UK's drug regulator MHRA and Singapore's regulator HSA had issued warning against Ayurvedic products with high metal content.
The issue also caused India's ministry of health to make heavy metal tests mandatory for herbal, Ayurvedic, Siddha and Unani medicine exports from January 1, 2006. The exported products also have to display on the label whether the heavy metals are within the permissible levels.
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