With an aim to popularise usage of medicinal and herbal plants, the UT Wildlife and Forest Department has decided to sensitise the principals of Government schools and colleges in the Union Territory of Chandigarh.
In this regard, a workshop on “Importance of Medicinal Plants & Herbal Plants” was organised on Wednesday at Government Model Senior Secondary School, Sector-16 The objective of this workshop was to sensitise the principals of Government schools and colleges to have a qualitative improvement in the herbal gardens established in their respective schools/colleges and to improve the working of their eco-clubs.
“The workshop was organised by the State Medicinal Plants Board, Chandigarh and was aimed at providing all participants the details of medicinal plants, parts used and its therapeutic value in preventing and curing diseases and promoting good health,” said Santosh Kumar, UT Conservator of Forests. During the workshop, the experts informed about medicinal plants and their uses in day to day life, major medicinal & herbal plants for female health care system, improvement of working of the eco-clubs in promoting herbal gardens and success stories of Herbal Gardens in Chandigarh.