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The project was aimed at exploring and comparing
the medicinal plants found in India and Germany
thereby making the students aware of the
immense possibility of going organic and
reducing dependence on synthetic drugs and
medicines not only for the cure of common
ailments but also to make them understand
how beneficial it could be to include herbs in

one’s diet as a step towards sustainability by
consuming locally grown products. Thus promoting
Green Meals. This also enables students understand
how they could wean themselves of unhealthy
packaged foods which again is a sustainable act.

Under the project the students from collaborating
school, Gymnasium Marienberg , Saxony, Germany
, collected various medicinal plants and herbs
found in their native land and prepared beautiful
catalogues listing the vernacular names, scientific
names, medicinal use, economic use and other
important information about each of the plants
collected.
The compilation was called HERBALOGUE as

it could be used as a catalogue for all relevant
information about the plants.

Likewise, the Indian counterparts also collected These plants included Lamium album, Lamium
various medicinal plants found in northern purpureum,Hieracium aurantiacum, Trifolium
India and compiled them into magnificent repens, Hypochaeris radiata, Trifolium
Herbalogues. The participant students also pratense, Archilles millefolium etc. During
wrote blogs to make their efforts public. The their stay in Germany, they also consumed
students were also encouraged to be a part of some herbs as salads and could actually consume
student exchange programme with Gymnasium Green Meals.
Marienberg, Germany.
Likewise the German students joined a trip to

The Indian students went to Germany in 2019 TERI gram where they got the opportunity of
and got to engage themselves in field trips and understanding the medicinal properties of various
visits to botanical gardens wherein they could Indian herbs. The amazing condiments and
actually acquaint themselves physically with plant based flavours added in Indian foods to
the properties of the medicinal plants they had increase the nutrient value and taste of food
researched on. amazed the students immensely.

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