Sabinsa Corporation’s sister company Sami Labs Limited (Bangalore, India), was honored with a visit by Honorable Minister Shripad Yasso Naik, a prominent member of India’s Parliament. Minister Naik was appointed last November by India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi as Minister for Ayush. This position was established to promote Yoga and Ayurveda, India’s traditional health and wellness modalities. 
 
Sabinsa / Sami founder Dr. Muhammed Majeed, while briefing the Honourable Minister on the history of Sabinsa / Sami group’s innovative ingredients and formulations offered by the company in both nutraceuticals and cosmeceutical segment, expressed his concern for the Ayurvedic medicinal plants which are in danger of extinction from overharvesting in various parts of the country as popularity of Indian herbs has grown world-wide.
 
Dr. Majeed emphasized that the only way to control further loss of medicinal plant species and ensure survival of these essential components of India’s centuries’ old practices of healing would be to encourage both sustainable harvesting of plants from the wild and cultivation, especially by small farmers and communities. Sabinsa said it had a robust cultivation program for many years, which serves as a model of sustainability.
 
The Honourable Minister expressed his appreciation for the achievements of Sabinsa / Sami group and applauds the efforts by Dr. Majeed in actively utilizing the age-old tradition of the country to further human health.