Society for Ethnopharmacology, India
The Society for Ethnopharmacology (SFE) is a registered society under the West Bengal Society Registration act and affiliated to the International Society for Ethnopharmacology (ISE). The ISE is an international scientific organization of researchers dedicated to the interdisciplinary study of the pharmacological actions of plants, animals, insects, and other organisms used in medicines of indigenous and modern, past and present, cultures. The society is also committed to the preservation and conservation of such practices for future generation.
The Society for Ethnopharmacology, India (SFE - India) was constituted by the eminent academicians, researchers, industrialists and others with the vision of providing an environment for knowledge sharing among industrialists, researchers, students, healthcare-practitioners, decision-makers and others interested in promotion of Ethnopharmacology and medicinal plant. The mission of the society is promotion and development of traditional medicine and medicinal plants through dissemination of knowledge and development of collaboration and cooperation with the its vision on “Globalizing local knowledge and localizing global technologies”.
After the grand success of the 12th International Congress of International Society for Ethnopharmacology (ISE) organized by the School of Natural Product Studies, Jadavpur University Kolkata in February 2012, the Society for Ethnopharmacology, India (SFE – India) was constituted in 2013. The Society is extremely grateful to Late Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India, for his inspiration and support since its inception.
For further details please visit : ethnopharmacology.in or e-mail: sfeindian@gmail.com .