Alternative medicine: Workshop highlights role of herbs

PESHAWAR: The Nuclear Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA), a R&D department of the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) organised a two-day workshop on “Irradiation as a Phytosanitary treatment for Herbal Material and Products”, according to a press release issued by the organisation. Speakers highlighted the economic importance of using medicinal herbs in allopathic, homeopathic and eastern medicine manufacturing sectors. The concluding session was chaired by K-P Special Secretary Health Professor Dr Noorul Imaan.

Published in The Express Tribune, December 12^th, 2011.