A tribal man from Odisha’s Koraput district has been invited to speak on climate change and biodiversity conservation in the United States. Hari Pangi of Tentuliguda village under Semiliguda block of the district is an ayurvedic doctor by profession. Besides rendering his services to the patients with ayurvedic medicines, 43-year-old Hari has opened a herbal medicine centre in his village where he sells the medicines prepared by him. He is also carrying out research on herbal and medicinal plants available not only in Odisha but also 16 other states. He has collected those plants from forest areas in different parts of Odisha and planted those in his farmland. His counterparts in outside states are also helping him in this regard. Known as Hari Vaidya in the area, he has already prepared 450 types of medicines from these herbal plants. These medicines can cure 105 types of ailments including COVID-19, he claimed.
A tribal man from Odisha’s Koraput district has been invited to speak on climate change and biodiversity conservation in the United States. Hari Pangi of Tentuliguda village under Semiliguda block of the district is an ayurvedic doctor by profession. Besides rendering his services to the patients with ayurvedic medicines, 43-year-old Hari has opened a herbal medicine centre in his village where he sells the medicines prepared by him. He is also carrying out research on herbal and medicinal plants available not only in Odisha but also 16 other states. He has collected those plants from forest areas in different parts of Odisha and planted those in his farmland. His counterparts in outside states are also helping him in this regard. Known as Hari Vaidya in the area, he has already prepared 450 types of medicines from these herbal plants. These medicines can cure 105 types of ailments including COVID-19, he claimed.
