According to the public relations and information center of the Vice-Presidency for science and technology affairs, the fourth national festival and exhibition of medical plants, natural products, and Iranian medicine is associated with the inauguration of the “student club of medicinal plants”.

According to Zahra Heydari Davijani, the head of the student club of medicinal plants, a space is created due to the interest taken by students in the research of products in medicinal plants fields so that the students could be gathered for better support. “The student club of medicinal plants” is inaugurated for targeting, organizing and promoting student activities.

This project is carried out by the efforts of the Iranian Herbal Medicine Society and with the support of medical plants and traditional medicine sciences and technologies development headquarter. The aim of this event is expanding the activities of students from across the country through contacting with this club.

Among the activities of the club are holding scientific and leisure camps to introduce medical plants, holding student camps to visit schools and research centers related to this field, holding educational courses and workshops, and holding student competitions, exhibitions, and festivals in the area of medical plants and complementary medicine.

In addition, the club supports the top researches of students in the field of medical plants and complementary medicine. By joining this club, students can receive the electronic journal with the topic of identification of medicinal plants and complementary medicine.

The fourth national festival and exhibition of medical plants, natural products and Iranian medicine (traditional) is held November 11th-14th 2018 in Musala of Tehran by the efforts of the medicinal plants and traditional medicine sciences and technologies development headquarter.