Date: 25/07/2025
Organized by: Department of Gunapadam, Faculty of Siddha Medicine
A successful seminar on “Awareness of Medicinal Herbal Plants and Their Uses” was conducted on 25th July 2025 for the students and teachers of Chavakachcheri Hindu College. The event witnessed enthusiastic participation by 21 boys, 39 girls from grade nine students and five teachers.
The program was organized by the Department of Gunapadam, Faculty of Siddha Medicine. It was conducted during the academic hours of 2nd BSMS students guided by academic staff and temporary demonstrators of department of Gunapadam.
The seminar commenced at 8:30 AM and concluded at 12:00 PM. The first session took place in the herbal garden within the faculty premises, where Mr. M.N.M. Pawsath, Miss. M.A.F. Muthahara, Miss. P. Subiha, Miss. M.S.F. Mafasa, Miss. P. Thilaxshana, Miss. M.R.F. Rifa,Miss. T. Shobana, Miss. U. Sarunga, Miss. K. Surenya, Miss.R. Suganthini, Miss. R. Menkai, and Miss.T. Suvethika gave a detailed presentation introducing a variety of 500 species of medicinal herbal plants. They also highlighted the net house, which contains 200 species of hill station plants, and guided the participants through the sales center. The session focused on plant identification, medicinal properties, and traditional home remedies, providing valuable insights into the practical applications of these plants in everyday life.
Following this, herbal porridge was distributed to the school students and teachers. Then, the session was continued with a PowerPoint presentation, during which the 39th batch Siddha medical students – Miss. K. Ellilnila, Miss. M.F.S Nasrin and M.R.F. Rakshana with the support of the whole batch, delivered informative talks on the health benefits of tropical fruits, cereals, and spinaches, highlighting their role in improving the quality of life through simple and effective home remedies and the vote of thanks was given by V.Gumuthagini, Temporary Demonstrator.
The awareness programme was concluded with the distribution of medicinal herbal nursery plants to all student and teacher participants. The programme was guided by Dr.(Mrs.) N.Nithiyakumar, Dr.(Mrs.)V. Sathiyaseelan, Dr.(Mrs.) V. M. Prasad, Mr, J. Eugin Benat Mr. A. Sanjayan, Miss.T.Sharsaayini, Miss.V.Gumuthagini and Miss. A. Mayoori.
