AHMEDABAD: There has been an increase of 20% in usage of herbal medicines, according to Dr Bhushan Patwardhan, former vice-chairman of University Grants Commission (UGC) and national research advisor for Ayush ministry.
He was speaking at a two-day international conference for pharmacologists at Gujarat Technological University (GTU).
He said the success of Ayurveda has brought traditional medicines back into the spotlight and urged the experts on pharmacy and other traditional medicines to make concerted efforts to popularize such medicines.
Dr Pramod Yevle, vice-chancellor of the Dr Ambedkar Marathawada University presented the lifetime achievement award to Dr N M Patel and merit of excellence award to Dr Bhushan Patwardhan on this occasion, according to a media statement by GTU.
