Manama: With the current growth rate of over 10 per cent per annum, the global ayurvedic herbs market which reached $9.57 billion in 2020, is expected to reach $21.6 billion by 2028.
This was revealed during a symposium themed “Ayurveda for Nutrition held under the auspices of the embassy of India in Bahrain marking the 6th Ayurveda Day.
The inaugural address was delivered by Indian Ambassador to Bahrain, H.E. Piyush Srivastava and Dr. Mariam Al Jalahama CEO of the National Health Regulatory Authority of Bahrain (NHRA) was chief guest.
The guests of honour include Dr. Abdulrahman Bu Ali the former Undersecretary of Health and Dr. Varghese Kurian, health entrepreneur, businessman and Chairman of the Al Namal Group.
The event was led by Sekhar S. of Kottakkal Ayurveda, one of Bahrain’s leading Ayurvedic treatment centres partnership of Santhagiri, Kottakkal Ayurveda, Vaidyaratnam Ayurvedic Health Centre and the Gouranga Ayurvedic Centre.
Over 100 guests attended the event at the Best Western Olive Hotel and listened to an informative talk on how to incorporate Ayurvedic nutritional elements into daily diet from Bahrain resident and well-known Ayurveda and yoga practitioner Ms. Tracey Burrows.
This was followed by a Zoom cookery demo anchored by Kotakkal Arya Vaidya Sala in Kerala, India which has curated a special Ayurvedic menu with Indian Taj Hotel’s award winning Wellness brand JIVA’s Ambassador, Sheric Dorairaj and Chef Karthik. The demo showcased the traditional mung dal pancakes of Andhra Pradesh called “Pesarattu”.
The event was also broadcast online as a Zoom Webinar.
“The global ayurvedic herbs market accounted for $9.57 billion in 2020, and is expected to reach $21.6 billion by 2028, growing at the rate of 10.8% from 2021 to 2028,” said Sekhar.
“This ancient and highly effective medical science has seen a major revival in the 20th century with modern research and development and packaging practices. In Bahrain, the NHRA has been encouraging and very supportive of the ayurvedic branch of medical treatment and the Kingdom has a thriving network of licensed Ayurvedic treatment centres and pharmacies.”
