an overture for ecam science, technology and innovation initiation for prosperous, healthy nepal科学、技术和创新的序曲ecam开始繁荣,健康的尼泊尔.pdfVIP

Hindawi Publishing Corporation Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine Volume 2011, Article ID 305401, 4 pages doi:10.1093/ecam/nep156 Commentary An Overture for eCAM: Science, Technology and Innovation Initiation for Prosperous, Healthy Nepal Krishna Kaphle,1 Dinesh Raj Bhuju,2 Pramod Kr Jha,2 and Hom Nath Bhattarai2 1 Department of Theriogenology, Institute of Agriculture and Animal Science, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal 2 Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Khumaltar, Lalitpur, Nepal Correspondence should be addressed to Krishna Kaphle, krishnakaphlevet@ Received 28 January 2009; Accepted 8 September 2009 Copyright © 2011 Krishna Kaphle et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Nepal the “Shangri-La” in the lap of the Himalayas is gearing up for modern times as it starts rebuilding after a decade of senseless violence and destruction. The nation one of the poorest in the global development index is rich in natural resources and biodiversity. Reports of medicinal plants far exceeding those recorded and reported so far are encouraging and at the same time concerns for medicinal plants under threat as a result of overexploitation are emerging from Nepal. The harsh mountain terrains, lack of industrialization and harnessing potentiality of its areas of strength; water; natural resources and tourism make it poor in per capita income which averages ∼ 300 US$, with half the population living under 1$ a day. Nepal is beginning to realize that the way ahead is only possible through the path of Science and Technology (ST). Nepal Academy of Science and Tech