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TRAMIL Field Research: Traditional Medicine in the Caribbean

Learn about TRAMIL's mission to validate traditional medicinal plant uses for primary health care, collaborating with various scientific institutions worldwide since 1982. Participate in surveys to share treatment experiences and results.

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TRAMIL Field Research: Traditional Medicine in the Caribbean

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  1. Making researched information practical Dr. Gilbertha St Rose Dermatologist, Herbalist, Integrative Health Care Specialist President : CAPSICUM Managing Director - Eden Herbs MAY 2012

  2. SUMMARY • TRAMIL • CARIBBEAN HERBAL PHARMACOPOEA • EDEN HERBS

  3. TRAMIL - www.tramil.netTraditional Medicines of the Islands project • Started in 1982 • Program / Network of Applied Research for traditional popular Medicine in the Caribbean • It aims to rationalize health practices based on the use of medicinal plants

  4. MISSION • TO VALIDATE SCIENTIFICALLY THE TRADITIONAL USES OF MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR PRIMARY HEALTH CARE.

  5. VISION • TO BE THE REFERENCE INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAM IN THE DETECTION, VALIDATION AND DIFFUSION OF THE USES OF MEDICINAL PLANTS THAT IMPACT IN PUBLIC HEALTH

  6. Method of TRAMIL • 33 territories in Caribbean [ English, French and Spanish] collaboration which is multidisciplinary. Our data collection process and synthesis discussion groups work with ethno botanists, phytochemists, pharmacologists, doctors and lay people.

  7. Method of TRAMIL - Surveys • TREATMENTS USED FOR: (local name of the problem) • Illness description (in basic English): • First treatments (the last time the problem occurred in the family): • ___ traditional medicinal plants • ___ healer or witch doctor • ___ medical officer

  8. Method of TRAMIL - Surveys • Description and way of preparation of the remedy: • How did you take the remedy, in what quantity and how many times?: • Where did you find the plants? • ___ yard • ___ not at home

  9. Method of TRAMIL - Surveys • Have you already used this remedy? • ___ Yes • ___ No • Which results have you obtained?

  10. Method of TRAMIL - Surveys • What precautions should be observed during treatment? • (contraindications & side effects) • And for the children? • (contraindications and directions for use)

  11. Scientific participations • ■ University Center West Indies / Guyana - Guadeloupe • ■ Autonomous University of Santo Domingo - Dominican Republic • ■ Central University of Venezuela • ■ University of Antioquía Medellin - Colombia • ■ University of Caen - France

  12. Scientific participations • ■ University of Cartagena de Indias - Colombia • ■ University of Costa Rica • ■ University of Dakar - Senegal • ■ University of Strasbourg - France • ■ Universities of Groningen and Leyden - Holland

  13. Scientific participations • ■ University of Haiti • ■ University of Illinois - Chicago • ■ University of Metz - France • ■ University of Panama • ■ University of Poitiers - France

  14. Scientific participations • ■ University of San Carlos - Guatemala • ■ University of Sao Paulo - Brazil • ■ University of Talca - Chile • ■ University of Toulouse - France • ■ University of Uppsala - Sweden

  15. ■ University of the Valle Cali - Colombia • ■ State University of Campinas - Brazil • ■ Autonomous National University of Honduras • ■ Autonomous National University of (León) Nicaragua

  16. Scientific participations • ■ National University Pedro Henríquez Ureña - Dominican Republic • ■ Center of Investigation of Marine Biology - CIBIMA - Dominican Republic • ■ Meso-American Center of Studies about Appropriate Technology - CEMAT • ■ Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Laboratoire d'Ethnobiologie - France

  17. Scientific participations • ■ National Center of the Traditional Popular Medicine, Min. of Health of Nicaragua • ■ Experimental Station of Medicinal Plants "Dr. Roig" - Cuba • ■ FARMAYA - Guatemala • ■ Forestry Department & National Trust - Saint Lucia • ■ Institute of Legal Medicine, Lausanne - Switzerland

  18. Scientific participations • ■ Mexican Institute of the Public Health - (ex-IMEPLAM)-IMSS - Mexico • ■ Botanical Garden of Missouri - USA • ■ Botanical Garden Dr. Rafael Moscoso - Dominican Republic • ■ Kurhotel of Topes de Collantes - Cuba • ■ Max-Plank Institute - Germany

  19. Scientific participations • ■ Ministry of Public Health - Cuba • ■ Cultural Movement for Awareness - MCA - Dominica • ■ IRD/ORSTOM French Guyana and IBBA/ORSTOM - Bolivia • ■ Tropical Royal Institute - Nederland • ■ Lab. Central de Farmacología. Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de la Habana - Cuba

  20. Scientific participations • ■ UWI Trinidad & Tobago • ■ UWI Jamaica • ■ UPR Universidad de Puerto Rico • ■ Universidad de Sevilla, Spain • ■ New York Botanical Garden (NYBG) • ■ Instituto de tecnologia em farmacos, Ministério da Saude, Rio de Janeiro

  21. Databases: • ■TROPICOS • ■KEW • ■IPNI • ■ScienceDirect • ■Index Herbatorium • ■Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases (Duke)

  22. Databases: • ■Green Pharmacy (Duke) • ■NAPRALERT • ■Medline • ■BioMedSearch • ■Virtual Health Library • ■Natural Standard

  23. Databases: • ■Herbal Safety • ■Max Planck Institute (RFA) • ■ICS-UNIDO • ■FITOMED (Cuba) • ■PlantSystematics • ■Carib Fruits (CIRAD-Guadeloupe)

  24. Databases: • ■Plants of the Eastern Caribbean (Barbados) • ■The Plants of Saint Lucia • ■ Plantes des Antilles 1 & 2 (Jacques Fournet) • ■Phytocréole (Martinica) • ■Floristics of Belize • ■Flora of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

  25. Databases: • ■Michael Tims Medicinal Plant Databases • ■Smithsonian Plant Image Collection • ■Botanical.com • ■Jardín Botánico Nacional Dominicano • ■ WHO Monographs on Selected Medicinal Plants

  26. Journals: • Revista Cubana de Plantas medicinales • CaHMRI - [Caribbean Herbal Medicine Research Institute ] Newsletter – UTT [ University of Trinidad and Tobago • BLACPMA- [Latin American and Caribbean Bulletin of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants]

  27. CARIBBEAN HERBAL PHARMACOPOEA • Traditional Pharmacopoea and Scientifically validated. • Electronic [ E- book] - CD • 99 common Caribbean herbs in this 2007 publication

  28. [Electronic] E- Book

  29. CONTENTS OF E-BOOK • Forward • Disclaimer • Main Institutional sponsors • Institutions involved in scientific validation • Introduction • TRAMIL survey methodology

  30. CONTENTS OF E-BOOK • Herbarium codes for TRAMIL vouchers • Listing of TRAMIL surveys • Botanical features of the Caribbean Basin • TRAMIL quality, safety, and effectiveness strategy • Pharmacological assays for verification of use

  31. CONTENTS OF E-BOOK • TRAMIL principles of classification • Sample TRAMIL monograph • General recommendations • Monographs of species

  32. CONTENTS OF E-BOOK • Index • Collaborations and other activities of the TRAMIL network • TRAMIL interactive map • @ and legal notice

  33. Information on the herb = Monograph • Scientific name • Botanical synonym • Botanical family • Local names • Place of origin and current distribution • Morphological description of the plant

  34. Information on the herb = Monograph • Documentation of the collected and identified specimen • Health problem- plant part used , preparation, administration • Recommendations for use • Results of the biological assays

  35. Caribbean Labs: • FARMAYA (Guatemala) • PHYTOBOKAZ (Guadeloupe) • EDEN HERBS (St. Lucia)

  36. EDEN HERBS • Producing from 1996 – Dr. Gilbertha St Rose • Registered 1999 • Exporting from 2001 • WWW.EDENHERBS.COM • WWW.EDENHERBS.CBT.CC

  37. Eden herbs products Herbal drinks Teas Creams Capsules

  38. Eden herbs products • Common ailments • Over the counter products • Can be used with other medication[s]

  39. TISANE  *

  40. Eden Herbs Tisane / Purifier - 10 CARIBBEAN HERBS FOR GENERAL CLEANSING • DETOXIFIES BODY ORGANS • HERBS TO TARGET YOUR LIVER, KIDNEY, BLADDER, SKIN, JOINTS, MUSCLES, RESPIRATORY AND GASTROINTESTINAL TRACK • TONIC AS WELL

  41. MIXTURE FOR GAS

  42. MIXTURE FOR GAS[FLATULENCE] • PREVENT FORMATION OF GAS • HELP ELIMINATE GAS • HELP WITH DIGESTION OF YOUR FOOD

  43. RESPIRATORY MIXTURE

  44. RESPIRATORY MIXTURE • COUGH, COLD, SINUS PROBLEMS • HAY FEVER • HELP WITH ASTHMA TREATMENT

  45. Some Eden Herbs teas • DIET TEA FOR WEIGHT LOSS • NEEM TEA • ST. JOHN’S BUSH • CERASEE • LIPPIA ALBA

  46. Justicia secunda[St. John’s Bush] • WOMB AND FALLOPIAN TUBE CLEANSE • PERIOD PAINS, MENSTRUAL CRAMPS • BETTER FLOW OF MENSES

  47. Momordica charantia [Cerasee]

  48. Momordica charantia [Cerasee] • WIDELY USED IN NEUTRACEUTICAL INDUSTRY IN SUPPLEMENTS • COMMON HERB IN CARIBBEAN • DOCUMENTED EVIDENCE OF ABILITY TO LOWER BLOOD SUGAR • STRONG ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY • HELPS TO PREVENT CANCER • WORKS WELL AS LIVER SUPPORT

  49. Azadirachta indica[Neem]

  50. Azadirachta indica[Neem] • AGE OLD REMEDY • IMPORTED AND NOW CULTIVATED IN CARIBBEAN • LOTS OF USES – AGRICULTURE • IMMUNE SYSTEM SUPPORT • CANCER PREVENTION • PROSTATE HEALTH • DIABETES

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