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The International Conference on Ethnomedicine
and Drug Discovery to be held in Maryland, USA, Nov. 3
through Nov. 5, 1999 will be a platform for evaluating
the plants currently used as traditional remedies through
the Clinical Outcome Based Ethnomedical Leads (COBEL).
Scholarships are available for students
from the NIH
Women and Minorities are encouraged to apply
Please contact Dr. Magnus Azuine for further information
(301-962-6201)
Opening Ceremony
A Grand Opening Ceremony will take place
on November 2, 1999 at Capitol Hill with Congressman John
Porter as the Special Guest of Honor. Also being featured
is the introduction of the Journal
of Ethnomedicine and Drug Development.
- Themes
- Ethnobotanical approach to drug discovery: strengths
and limitations
- Dietary Supplements- New Ingredients from Nature
- Nutraceuticals- As age-long health practice
- Business opportunities and the role of industry in
ethnobotany
- Ethical and policy issues of bioprospecting
- Medicinal plants in emerging infectious Diseases and
AIDS
- Regulatory requirements and standardization of medicinal
and aromatic plants
- Sourcing of traditional remedies: case studies of
Asian, Latin America and African markets
- Networking with indigenous people and community reciprocity
- Special colloquium on Garcinia kola- Pharmacological,
industrial and clinical uses
Contact Information
Dr. Magnus A. Azuine - Scientific
Secretary
Email: azuine@bioresources.org
Phone: (301) 962-6201 / Fax: (301) 962-6205
Bioresources
Development and Conservation Programme
11303 Amherst Avenue, Suite 2 Silver Spring, MD USA
Phone: (301) 962-6201 / Fax: (301) 962-6205
Email: bdcp@bioresources.org
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