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Subject: Herbal Conference in Trinidad
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
The Sixth Workshop on Herbal Medicine in the Caribbean
The UWI Learning Resource Centre, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
27-29 June, 2003
FRIDAY June 27th 2003
8:00-9:30am Registration (The Foyer, LRC)
9:30-11:30am Opening Ceremony
Chairman: Dr. Compton Seaforth, Vice-President of CARAPA
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SESSION 1: Science and the Commercialization of Herbs
Chairman: Prof. C.D. Ezeokoli, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
11:30-11:50am Towards the scientific validation of the medicinal properties of herbs. Keynote Speaker: Prof. P. J. Knott, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago
11:50 - 12:10pm Developing an export herb industry in Jamaica.
Keynote Speaker: Dr. H.I.C. Lowe, Environmental Health Foundation, Jamaica
12:10 - 12:30pm Documenting medicinal plants for advancing herbal medicine in the Caribbean.
Keynote Speaker: Ms.Y. Baksh-Comeau, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
12:30 - 12:45pm Question and Answer Session
12:45 - 2:00pm Lunch and viewing of posters and exhibits
PARALLEL SESSION 2A: Scientific evaluation of medicinal plant extracts
Chairman: Dr. A. Maxwell, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
2:00 - 2:10pm Investigation of the effects of extracts of Manilkara zapota (L.) P. van Royen on blood pressure and heart rate of rats. MA Gray and PDA Singh, UWI, Mona, Jamaica
2:10-2:20pm Preliminary determination of median lethal dose of Azadirachta indica (A.) Juss bark extract against Boophilus microplus. S Maharaj, V Simmons and A Mutani, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
2:20 - 2:30pm Evaluation of Eryngium foetidum (L.) on blood glucose in diabetic rats.
N.V. Offiah, .E. Seaforth, S Sampath, R Rajack and A Mohammed. UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
2:30 - 2:40pm Biopotency and secondary metabolites in traditional medicinal and food
extracts. O.I. Aruoma, Imperial College London, UK
2:40- 3:00pm Question and Answer Session
3:00-3:30pm Coffee break and viewing of posters and exhibits
3:30-4:30pm WORKSHOPS SESSIONS (for small groups led by Leaders to be
selected and located in the side rooms):
4:30-5:30pm Reports from the Group Leaders (inside the LRC main lecture theatre)
7:30-9:00pm UWI Principal's Reception
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PARALLEL SESSION 2B: Developing a viable Caribbean herbal industry
Chairman: Dr. G. St. Rose, Eden Herbs Ltd, St. Lucia
2:00-2:15pm Good Manufacturing Practices in the Herbal Industry. V Doodnath, Angostura Limited, Trinidad and Tobago
2:15-2:30pm The regulatory status for herbal medicine in Iberoamerica. Prof. M. Gupta
2:30-2:40pm Cultivation of medicinal plants in alley cropping systems in the Virgin
Islands. M Palada, BN Becker, JM Mitchell, and PKR Nair, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix and University of Florida, USA.
2:40-3:00pm Question and Answer Session
3:00-3:30pm Coffee Break and Viewing the Posters and Exhibits
3:30-4:30pm WORKSHOPS SESSIONS (small groups sessions)
4:30-5:30pm Reports from the Group leaders (inside the LRC main lecture theatre)
7:30-9:00pm UWI Principal's Reception
SATURDAY 28th JUNE 2003
8:00-9:00am Registration
SESSION 3: Issues for a Caribbean herbal industry
Chairman: Prof. M.C. Palada, University of the Virgin Islands, St. Croix
9:00-9:20am Impact of Good Agricultural Practices and Good Manufacturing Practices on the Marketability of Medicinal Herbs: A Pilot Project with Commercial Growers. JW Rushing, D Gangemi, L Boyleston, RL Hassell, RJ Dufault and BM Shepard. Clemson University and South Carolina Department of Agriculture, USA
9:20-9:30am The regulatory situation for the trade in herbal medicinal products in Trinidad and Tobago. S. Teemul, Ministry of Health, Trinidad & Tobago
9:30-9:40am Scarification af Fenugreek seeds to increase imbibition and germination rates. EG Rhoden and KG Davis. Tuskegee University, USA
9:40-9:50am Ideas for developing a viable Caribbean herbal industry. P. Franco, Natural Balance, Trinidad & Tobago
9:50-10:10am Question and Answer Session
10:10-10:20am The influence of pre-Columbian and post-Columbian traditional knowledge on the medicinal usage of plants in Trinidad and Tobago. Y Comeau1, J Francis2 and L Winer3. 1UWI, St. Augustine, 2Interamerican Institute for Cooperation in Agriculture, Trinidad & Tobago,3 McGill University, Canada.
10:20-10:30am IPR and equitable sharing of the benefits of bioprospecting. T. Stewart, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
10:30-10:40am Religion and conservation: Hardi and Hindu Women in Trinidad.
K. Mahabir, COSTAATT (Community College), Trinidad and Tobago.
10:40-11:00am Coffee Break and Viewing the Posters and Exhibits
11:00-11:10am Ethnoveterinary medicines used in horses in Trinidad. C Lans and
K Georges. UWI, Trinidad and Tobago and University of Victoria, Canada
11:10-11:30am Advancing Caribbean Herbs- Perspectives of the traditional herbalists. Dr. Aowamathi, Guyana
11:30-12:00noon Question and Answer Session
12:30-1:30pm Lunch and viewing of posters and exhibits
1:30-3:00pm Annual General Meeting
(hosted by CARAPA President Mr. Heijnes Landveld of Suriname)
3:00- 5:00pm Field trips
OPTION 1: The National Herbarium, UWI., St. Augustine
OPTION 2: The Angostura Medicinal Plants Exhibition, Port-of-Spain
OPTION 3: Dr. Ramnarine's practice, Lange Park, Chaguanas
EVENING FREE FOR PRIVATE VISITS TO LOCAL EVENTS
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SUNDAY 29th JUNE 2003
8:00-9:00am Registration
SESSION 4: Continuing Education in herbal medicine
Chairman: Dr. Neil Singh, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
9:00-9:20am Medicinal plants and rational herbal therapy.
Keynote Speaker: C. Seaforth, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
9:20-9:30am Integration through education. T Tikasingh, Freeport, Trinidad & Tobago
9:30- 9:40am Use of herbal medicines by surgical outpatients in Trinidad. L. Merritt-Charles, D Chen, A Akingbala, D Bain, L Conyette, H Johnson, J Neely, S Seetahal, T Smith, G Perera, A Koppada, S Hunte. UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
9:40-10:00am Question and Answer Session
10:00-10:30am Coffee break and viewing of posters and exhibits
10:30-10:40am Research and Practice in herbal medicine. Dr. H. Ramnarine, Trinidad & Tobago
10:40-10:50am Use of herbal medicines in menopausal women. E. Ali, Canada
10:50-11:00am Statistics from a governmental regulatory agency. Mr. D. Ramcharan, Ministry of Health, Trinidad & Tobago
11:00-11:30am Question and Answer Session.
11:30-12:00noon CLOSING SESSION
POSTER PRESENTATIONS
P1 A study design to evaluate folkloric medicinal plants in a mouse model
for allergic asthma. K Ramsoondar & Y Clement, UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
P2 Making perfumes from the essential oils of local plants. R Jagessar and
WE Narine. University of Guyana and The Institute of Applied Science and echnology, Guyana
P3 Evaluation of Trinidad and Tobago folk medicinal remedies for diarrhea.
NV Offiah, C Ezenwaka, S Ali-Hosein, R Joseph, S Maharaj, S Mohammed. UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago.
P4 Screening of local plant extracts against a human leukemia cell line. G Ramcharan, BV Telang, P Knott, A Maxwell and G. Pillai. UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
P5 The need to monitor the usage of traditional herbal remedies. A Williams
and Y Clement. UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago
P6 Bioactive compounds from local Psychotria plant species. JHA. Paul, AR. Maxwell, W. F. Reynolds. UWI, St. Augustine, Trinidad & Tobago and University of Toronto, Canada
P7 Partitioning and Chemical Composition of Castor Oil Seeds. EG Rhoden and C Butler. Tuskegee University, USA
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