Document Type
Oral Presentation
Location
Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655
Event Website
https://oxfordicsb.org/
Start Date
15-4-2024 3:30 PM
End Date
15-4-2024 4:00 PM
Description
This presentation aims to provide a comprehensive examination of the Africa Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP) and the Caribbean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (CHP), highlighting their respective similarities and differences in the realm of traditional herbal medicine and product development. Both pharmacopoeias are important initiatives in curating indigenous knowledge related to medicinal plants. They are valuable resources for researchers, healthcare practitioners, and industry. This presentation will outline the methodological and logistical approaches employed in putting together monographs and the challenges faced. Furthermore, the comparative analysis will explore the regional nuances that shape the content of each pharmacopoeia, considering factors such as local traditions, ecological variations, and historical influences. This will be illustrated by way of case studies on a couple of monographs from each pharmacopiea. The over-arching role of pharmacopiea is to create standards which can be used by industry for quality control, product development and sustainable trade. In addition, the pharmacopiea initiative should also serve as a platform to advocate for clinical testing and standardization of herbal medicinal products from the two regions. These elements have hitherto been neglected and without such initiatives we may lose important ecological and cultural knowledge associate with these genetic resources.
Recommended Citation
Katerere, David, "African & Caribbean Herbal Pharmacopieae - curating data for product development" (2024). Oxford ICSB. 2.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/icsb/2024_ICSB/Schedule/2
Publication Date
April 2024
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African & Caribbean Herbal Pharmacopieae - curating data for product development
Oxford Convention Center, 102 Ed Perry Boulevard Oxford, MS 38655
This presentation aims to provide a comprehensive examination of the Africa Herbal Pharmacopoeia (AHP) and the Caribbean Herbal Pharmacopoeia (CHP), highlighting their respective similarities and differences in the realm of traditional herbal medicine and product development. Both pharmacopoeias are important initiatives in curating indigenous knowledge related to medicinal plants. They are valuable resources for researchers, healthcare practitioners, and industry. This presentation will outline the methodological and logistical approaches employed in putting together monographs and the challenges faced. Furthermore, the comparative analysis will explore the regional nuances that shape the content of each pharmacopoeia, considering factors such as local traditions, ecological variations, and historical influences. This will be illustrated by way of case studies on a couple of monographs from each pharmacopiea. The over-arching role of pharmacopiea is to create standards which can be used by industry for quality control, product development and sustainable trade. In addition, the pharmacopiea initiative should also serve as a platform to advocate for clinical testing and standardization of herbal medicinal products from the two regions. These elements have hitherto been neglected and without such initiatives we may lose important ecological and cultural knowledge associate with these genetic resources.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/icsb/2024_ICSB/Schedule/2
Comments
We wish to thank the editors of, and monograph contributors to, the African Herbal Pharmacopiea and the Association of African Medicinal Plant Standards (AAMPS)