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PS Venkatrama, a civil engineer, comes from a family that practised herbal medicine for three generations. They belonged to the famed ‘Panaje Vaidya’ tradition. Venkatrama knows a lot about herbs. Yet, for the past 30 years he has been travelling all over to increase his knowledge. Today, in the districts adjoining his village, he is an authority on identifying herbs. Apart from providing free consultation, he encourages his patients to identify and use herbs growing around their homes.

 

Whenever somebody points out a new plant or gives him a little information about it, he seeks out everything about the plant. He travels, if needed, and rests only after getting the correct medicinal knowledge about the plant. Such information is stored in his diary. Venkatrama has been documenting information on herbs, disseminating it through his workshops and by writing. Manemaddu, his column in Adike Patrike which he has been writing since years, identifies plants and their medicinal uses. Venkatrama takes time and trouble to show patients the specific herb he prescribes from his vast collection grown around his household. He encourages people to conserve and spread knowledge.

Instead of bringing medicinal plants from far flung places and growing them, Venkatrama emphasises knowledge of the medicinal values of local plants and in-situ conservation

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