Botany department of Pachiyappa’s college organized
an International Conference on Medicinal Plants and Herbal Drugs. The
conference aims to explore the challenges and opportunities in their
conservation. Prof S Madhavan from University
of Nebraska, Lincoln, USA
was the Chief Guest. About 300 students from all over India and from Countries like USA, Taiwan
Participated. More 200 papers were presented. It was highlighted that more than
8000 plant species are there in India
that have medicinal value