The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Kottakkal Arya Vaidya Sala will jointly organise a national workshop and training on plant drug discovery and development at Kottakkal from Thursday.
Union Minister of State for Ayush, Health and Family Welfare Shripad Naik will inaugurate the workshop at Centre for Medicinal Plants Research (CMPR), Kottakkal, on Thursday.
Neeraj Tandon, head of ICMR’s Medicinal Plants Division, will introduce the programme, which aims at updating professionals about the advancements in technologies, quality, safety, clinical trials and regulatory requirements for medicinal plants and herbal products.