Guest guest Posted February 28, 2002 Report Share Posted February 28, 2002 >"Ashwini Kumar" >Ayurveda >Tue, 26 Feb 2002 23:00:29 -0500 > > > >. Government to Open Ayurveda Research Center in MoscowSource: The >Hindu >KOTTAKKAL, INDIA, FEBRUARY 23, 2002: The government will soon open >an >ayurveda research center in Moscow as part of a package of programs >being >drawn up to preserve and promote ayurveda, the Union Minister for >Human >Resource Development and Science and Technology, Murli Manohar >Joshi, said >while inaugurating the centenary celebrations of Vaidyaratnam PS >Varier Arya >Vaidyasala. In his speech, Prof. Joshi expressed the hope that >ayurvedic >physicians would participate in such programs and hone their medical >and >computer skills to reap the benefits of the growing interest >throughout the >world in ayurveda. Dr. Joshi also said that learning of Sanskrit was >central >to practicing ayurveda and said he had set up a cell in his ministry >to >compile information of ayurvedic herbs which was necessary to >safeguard >their patents from being usurped by foreign drug companies. A >compact disc >had also been prepared by the National Chemical Laboratory in Pune >to >preserve traditional knowledge in modern electronic format. The >minister >called for efforts to exploit the growing global herbal market and >wanted >ayurvedic institutes to promote cultivation of medicinal plants in >their >neighborhood as a means of supplementing income of farmers. > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: Click Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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