India has successfully defended its traditional knowledge of turmeric from biopiracy, a practice of patenting indigenous resources without proper consent or compensation. The country has created a digital library of its ancient medicinal wisdom, called the Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL), which has helped invalidate hundreds of foreign patents on turmeric and other herbs. #Turmeric #Biopiracy #TKDL #India

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