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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was thinking I was not going to catch your eye that fast. Nonetheless, I would like to start by supporting this Motion. I want to congratulate the hon. Member for bringing such a Motion before this House. In supporting it, I want to indicate that herbal medicine is one of the most misunderstood concepts in this country. Even as I was coming here from one of the Committees, some of the hon. Members were joking and saying that I was part of the dying negative or retrogressive culture that still supports traditional concepts. Herbal medicine is one of the few traditional concepts that I support. I support this concept for several reasons. Herbal medicines are part of our natural resources and they form the basis for human survival. A lot of literature has been written, especially on our natural resources. At the international level, there is even a convention that was concluded in 1992. That is the Convention on Biological Diversity that talks about our world natural resources. However, one of the natural resources that has in the past not received much attention is the resource that is called âgerm-plasmâ; that is part of herbal medicine. A renowned bio-technology and genetic diversity expert, Stephen Witt says:-"
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