National Museum of Natural History (Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Govt. of India) New Delhi is organizing National Webinar Series under Van Mahotsav Week-2021 from July 01 to 07.
Under this programme, Regional Museum of Natural History, Bhopal has coordinated to organize a talk on "Plants for Health Benefits”. The online lecture delivered by Renowned Botanist & Assistant Professor Hitendra Ram from Atal Bihari Bajpayee Hindi University, Bhopal.
Hitendra Ram has described about various plants which are commonly found around us but common men not know the therapeutic values of the same. Some plants are useful for kids and some for old age people too.
He also told about the plants which are easily grown at home with minimal space. Hitendra Ram detailed the identification, therapeutic values and planting methods of Indian Gooseberry, Terminalia Chebulla, Cassia Fistula, Adhatoda Vasica, Tinospora Cordifolia, Andrographis, Centella Asiatica, Aloevera, Zingiber Officinale, Ocimum Sanctum, Mentha Vividis etc. He concluded his talk with message “Happy and healthy living with plants".
Naaz Rizvi, Director of National Museum of Natural History, New Delhi; Dr. Manoj Kumar Sharma, Scientist-in-Charge of the RMNH, Bhopal; Dr. Beenish Rafat, Scientist-C; Shri Manik Lal Gupta, Scientist-C and approx 175 online audiences from throughout India were present during this online lecture.