Noted environmentalists have suggested that initiatives should be taken to protect all categories of plants as they all have some kinds of medicinal properties in them.
“Medicines prepared from roots, flowers, fruits, barks and leaves of various plants have been curing diseases since time immemorial. Three-fourth of all medicines is sourced from plants. Again three-fourth of medicinal plants are grown in India. In recent days, 3,000 trees have been indentified which can used for cancer-cure medicines. Hence, all plants should be protected and more researches need to be conducted,” opined speakers at a seminar held by the Orissa Environment Society here on Sunday.
The seminar, presided over by former Archaeological Survey of India Director DR BM Farooq was addressed by Utkal University Botany Department’s former HoD Prof Kunja Bihari Satpathy.
While society vice-president Dr lala AK Singh delivered vote of thanks, Secretary Dr Jaya Krushna Panigrahi spoke on the importance of the topic debated.
A book, ‘Aadivasinka Aushadiya Udvida’ jointly written by former Environment Director Dr Bhagirathi Behera, Jenamani Sahoo and Prabhat Mohan Dash was released on the occasion. The programme concluded with a vote of thanks proposed by Dr Rekha Das.