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Traditional herbal drugs of Bulamogi, Uganda: plants, use and administration

An ethnobotanical survey was carried out in Ngai subcounty in Apac District. Three parishes of Ajerijeri, Abok A and Omach were taken as stratified sample areas in which both male and female traditional healers of different ages were interviewed. Information about the medicinal plants and traditional healing was gathered using questionnaires, semi-structured interviews, informal discussion and field excursion which yielded lists of local plant names, names of diseases treated, mode of administration and parts used. To enhance their effectiveness, medicinal plants are used in combinations to treat various ailments and the extent of knowledge of medicinal plant mixing determines the success of a traditional healer. Roots were the most commonly harvested part and this has greatly affected the regeneration of medicinal plants. It was believed that only plants collected from the wild were effective. Though not intentional, plant parts not used for medicinal purposes are sometimes destroyed in the process of harvesting. This practice, coupled with over harvesting, threatens the continued existence of these plants.

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Medicinal plants used by communities of Ngai Subcounty, Apac District, northern Uganda

In a globalized neo-colonial world, an insidious an d often debilitating crisis of knowledge construction and l egitimation does not only continue to undermine the local and indigenous knowledge systems, but it also perpetuates a neo-colonial and oppressi ve socio-cultural science educational system that debilitates the soc ial and cultural identity of the indigenous African student. As Schissel and Wotherspoon (2003: vii) argue, "Educational relations are critical ele ments of our humanity and sociability." This paper explores the homogeniz ing effects of globalization and the oppressive forces of neo-colo nialism that continue to work together to privilege "western-based scientifi c knowledge" at the expense of indigenous knowledge systems. As a resul t, valuable indigenous African scientific knowledge is in dange r of being lost to indigenous communities, and students are not learni ng bodies of knowledge representative of their community knowled ge, resulting in a diminished identity formation. The paper argues and concludes that indigenous knowledges/sciences have a role to play in identity formations of indigenous African learners and the students nee d to become knowledgeable in both African indigenous knowledge and Western dominant scientific knowledge through critical peda gogies and pedagogy of place.

The Interface of Neoliberal Globalization, Science Education and Indigenous African Knowledges in Africa

CONTENTS 1. Preface 2. Introduction I. Intellectual property and TRM a. Components b. Possession c. Evolution d. Disclosure e. Commercial value f. Role in public health II. Rationale for protection a. Equity b. Preservation c. Preventing misappropriation d. Promoting self determination e. Promoting development f. Summary: what can protection achieve? III. Applying existing IPRs A. Patents (a) Novelty (b) Inventive step (c)What can be patented? (i) Natural products (ii) Extracts and formulations (iii) Combinations and preparations (iv)Production and extraction processes (v) Methods for Treatment and Diagnostics (vi) Uses of known products (d) Patenting of TRM in practice B. Trade secrets C. Trademarks D. Geographical indications Title IV. Policy options: protecting and promoting TRM a. Defining public domain b.Title c. Applying patent laws (i) Subject matter (ii) Patentability requirements (iii) Novelty (iv) Inventive step d. Utility models e. Designing a sui generis regime f. Enforcement g. Misappropriation regime h. Investment incentives i. Benefit sharing j. Customary law V. IPRs and public health VI. Conclusions PREFACE This study has been prepared with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation. A first draft was extensively reviewed by Catherine Monagle, who also undertook the final editing of the study. The author is also thankful for the comments made on the first draft bythony So and the coordinator of the project, Carolyn Deere. The author, however, is solely responsible for the opinions contained in the study.

Protection and promotion of traditional medicine : implications for public health in developing countries

10.2 Overview of Industries Involved in Bioprospecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 10.2.1 Pharmaceutical Bioprospecting 10.2.2 Ethnobotanical Bioprospecting 10.2.3 The Botanical Medicine Industry 10.2.4 The Personal Care and Cosmetics Industries 10.2.5 Biological Control and Crop Protection 10.2.6 Biomimetics 10.2.7 Biomonitoring 10.2.8 Horticulture and Agricultural Seeds 10.2.9 Bioremediation 10.2.10 Ecological Restoration 10.2.11 Ecotourism 10.2.12 Other Biodiversity-based Industries and Products

New products and industries from biodiversity

Case study on medicinal plant research in guinea: Prior informed consent, focused benefit sharing, and compliance with the convention on biological diversity

Julie A. Chinnock

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Case study on medicinal plant research in guinea: Prior informed consent, focused benefit sharing, and compliance with the convention on biological diversity