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From Kitchen to Clinic: Plant Power in Daily Life

One of our projects involved students maintaining a "Herbal Diary" where they recorded at
least five plant-based remedies used in their households. Some entries included:
•Haldi doodh (turmeric milk) for sore throat
•Giloy juice with honey for fever
•Lemongrass tea for digestion
•Tulsi-ginger kadha for seasonal flu
•Mint paste for insect bites
These diaries revealed not just botanical knowledge but also cultural richness—students from
different communities shared unique uses of plants like Ajwain, Kalmegh, and Arjun bark.
Some even brought dried samples and demonstrated usage techniques during the annual Skill
Activity Club Exhibition.

Collaborations and Community Engagement

To further enrich this experiential
learning, we collaborated with:
•AYUSH Ministry to host a session on
Integrating Ayurveda in Everyday
Living.
•DDA Parks to label medicinal plants
in the community park we maintain.
•Green-O-Tech and Conscious Planet
for sustainable gardening and soil
health workshops.
•Local herbalists and elders, who
shared traditional recipes for immunity,
digestion, and skin care.
These initiatives created ripple
effects-parents began setting up balcony
herbal gardens, and our canteen
switched to offering herbal sherbets
during summer months.

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