Local indigenous medicine promoted in Japan

Ridma DISSANAYAKE

The Indigenous Medicine Ministry had taken several measures to promote Sri Lankan indigenous medicine in Japan with a series of programmes in parallel to the Sri Lankan carnival and trade exhibition held in Japan on September 10 and 11.

A number of indigenous medicine products of the Sri Lanka Ayurvedic Drugs Corporation had been introduced to the international market at the trade exhibition in Japan.

It will help to earn more foreign exchange to the country.

According to ministry sources they have conducted a wide ranging promotion campaign on indigenous medicine in Japan. It will contribute to promote tourism there as well.

The Indigenous Medicine Ministry had introduced several products of indigenous medicine to Japan such as herbal wine, tripala, iramusu tea bags, peyawa packets and beli tea bags. They are to be promoted worldwide as well. Indigenous Medicine Minister Salinda Dissanayake said that programmes will lead to a number of advantages in the promotion of ayurvedic medicine and popular traditional treatment in Sri Lanka.

Mahinda Chinthana Future Vision also plans to promote Sri Lankan indigenous medicine internationally and the present effort will be a great support to achieve this goal, he added. Minister Salinda Dissanayake, Deputy Minister Pandu Bandaranayake, Minister's Private Secretary Manjula Dissanayake, Additional Secretary Malkanthi Ekanayake and Sri Lanka Ayurvedic Drugs Corporation Chairman Somaweera Chandrasiri participated at the trade fair in Japan.

They are also attended conferences in Japan on promoting Sri Lankan traditional medical treatment.