Promotion of Herbal medicine and low cost home based nutritional remedies in rural villages

Training on Herbal medicine preparation, facilitated by Fr. Godfrey, Holistic Healing Center, Juliki, Kohima

Practical session on preparing multi purpose massage oil made of more than 60 Herbal plants and mustard oil

practical learning on preparing honey based herbal tablets

awareness seminar on herbal plants raising

visit to herbal garden at Khetri, run by NEDFi

Exposure visit to herbal garden

a look at the Water hyacinth crafts making unit run by NEDFi-

Herbal Garden initiated by the target groups in the villages

Herbal Garden initiated by the target groups in the villages

The target groups during the training on Herbal Medicine making

The training on the Preparation of the Herbal medicines from locally available herbs

The trainees explain about the various uses of the locally available herbs during the training

Various locally available herbs and its uses are explained to the participants during the training

GGSS has initiated a one year project focusing on promoting natural remedies for common illness among the rural villages, titled "Training on herbal medicine making and low cost home based nutritional remedies for touring sisters under Archdiocese of Guwahati" supported by Missio, Munichen, Germany. Goal: The rural tribal villagers will start making and using herbal medicines for common diseases and low cost nutritional home remedies SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES OF THE PROJECT -To impart knowledge on the preparation of herbal medicines and low cost nutritional home recipes among the touring sisters working under the Archdiocese of Guwahati -To capacitate the touring sisters to orient the rural tribal villagers on the preparation of herbal medicines and low cost nutritional home recipes -To set up village level model herbal gardens towards to familiarize the villagers on various commonly used medicinal plants ACTIVITY HIGHLIGHTS + Awareness seminar on use and benefits of herbal medicines and low cost nutritional home remedies for the target groups + Identification of common diseases at village level + Identification of traditional health practitioners at village level + Identification of various herbal plants at village level + Exposure trip to herbal gardens + Demonstrations on developing herbal gardens + Training on herbal medicine preparation and low cost home based nutritional remedies for the identified traditional health practitioners, school drop out youth, village touring sisters, ASHA (Accredited Social and Health Activist)etc + Developing model herbal gardens at village level