Rashtriya Guni Mission (RGM) has been working in 8 Northern state of India in the domain of traditional health system. It was established on 2nd march 1998 in Udaipur (Rajasthan). From 1998 to 2006 it has been working for conservation and promotion of traditional health systems as oral institution/ organization. It was legally registered under the National Trust Act 1882/ Registration No. 1863 from New Delhi /Date 21-2-2006 for its operation.

All the people involved with RGM have been active in their area for work of promotion of traditional health system. The aim of RGM activities is to strengthen the traditional health systems and its Practitioners (Guni), develop community’s mentality towards traditional health systems, medicinal plants conservation, promote and aware the traditional community knowledge at local level and to inform community importance of knowledge.

Gunis do not practice any discrimination on basis of caste, religion, etc. They treat the patients either free of cost or at very nominal charges. They deem their skill and knowledge as social service and make no efforts to earn profit out of it. Gunis have full information about the name, identity, quantity and quality of medicinal plants and they acquire knowledge only through Guru – Shishya Parampara. Some exceptional Gunis gain expertise after long years of experiments and practice.

Once men realized the significance of "Wonder herb". They recorded them in mind, learned by initiation and transmitted orally or passed their knowledge either from generation to generation or through "Guru-Shrishya Parampara" (teacher disciple relationship).

In all most all villages in India we can find people of any caste or community who treat different diseases with local plants or "Jari-butis". These non degree holder doctors posses distinctive and astonishing competence in bone setting, curing skin diseases, asthma, snake bites and various human and animal ailments. They are capable of doing wonders and that’s why they are named Gunis.