Excelsior Correspondent
HARIDWAR, Feb 25: The two-day long international conference on ‘Plants to Patients 4: Ethnopharmacology Beyond Times’, organised under the aegis of Patanjali Research Foundation and Patanjali University, concluded here today.
The conference witnessed participation of eminent scientists, researchers and medical experts from across the world, including Professor Domenico Vittorio Delfino, president International Society for Ethnopharmacology and University of Perugia, Italy; Professor Louis-Félix Nothias from Université Côte d’Azur, France; Professor Rudolf Bauer from University of Graz, Austria; Professor Anne Marie Schoni-Pordon, Senior Publisher, Elsevier, Netherlands; Professor Thidarat Duangyod from Mae Fah Luang University, Thailand; Professor Pulok K. Mukherjee, Founder of the Society for Ethnopharmacology; Professor Y.K Gupta from AIIMS, Kalyani; Professor Meenu Singh, Director AIIMS, Rishikesh, along with Professor Puneet Dhamija; Professor (Major) M.D Ray from AIIMS, New Delhi; Professor Vikram Gota from Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai and Professor Sanjay Jachak from NIPER, Mohali.
Yog Rishi Swami Ramdev, while welcoming the distinguished guests stated that the convergence of research-driven, evidence-based medical science with the wisdom of the Vedic tradition will define the future direction of healthcare systems. He emphasised that the vast body of Indian medical knowledge, preserved for thousands of years, must now be presented with strong scientific validation.
Acharya Balkrishna emphasised that, in addition to Ayurveda and Siddha, numerous traditional medical systems, such as Unani, Egyptian, Greek, Tibetan, Chinese, Japanese and Korean medicines, are practised worldwide.
Renowned clinical scientist Professor Y.K Gupta, Dr. Anurag Varshney, Chief Scientist at Patanjali and others also spoke on the occasion.
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