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Traditional Medicine and Plant biodiversity; a Tanzanian perspective
Institute of Traditional Medicine (ITM)Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (MUHAS)P.O. Box 65001Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Dr Joseph Jangu Magadula[[email protected]]
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Presentation outline
n Introduction/History of the Traditional Medicine Unit
n Plant diversity in Tanzanian Research of Traditional Medicine at ITMn Potential areas for collaboration with
ITMn Conclusion/recommendation
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Development of Traditional Medicine Research in Tanzania
n Established in 1974 as a Research Unitn In 1991, the TM Research Unit was upgraded into
an ITM with the mandate to do research in TM, treatment and practices.
n In 2002, the Traditional and Alternative Medicine Act of Parliament No. 23 was passed.
n In 2005, Traditional and Alternative Health Practice Council was established
n The Act gave ITM the mandate to do research in practice and treatment in te country
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Plant diversity in Tanzanian Tanzanian flora is within the Tropical East African
Flora which comprises of about 21,650 vascular plant species
n Tanzania alone have n 10,650 higher plant species
n Estimated that about 2,500 plant species are indigenous
n More than 1200 plant species are endemic
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Plant diversity (cont.)
n Six Major Ecological Zones of Tanzania (according to Stuart et al., 1990)n Lake Victoria Mosaicn Coastal Forest and Thicketsn Afromontane Forestn Acacia-Savanna and Grasslandsn Acacia-Commiphora Thornbushn Miombo forests/woodlands
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Plant diversity (cont,)Ecological zone Quality Covered areas
1 Lake Victoria Mosaic Rich in plant species, poor in endemism
Kagera, Mara , Mwanza
2 Coastal Forest and Thickets
Botanically rich, 600 endemic species
Coastal regions and Zanzibar
3 Afromontane Forest Rich in flora and endemic plant sp.
Eastern arc Mts (hot spots)
4 Acacia-Savanna and Grasslands
Moderately rich, 2500 plant species
Central and northern dry lowlands,
5 Acacia-Commiphora Thornbush
Moderately rich, 2500 plant species
National parks
6 Miombo forests/woodlands
Very rich in flora, 8500 plant sp. West to Southern highlands
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Plant diversity (cont.)
n Every zone has characteristic flora/plants
n Uniqueness in terms of medicinal value
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The Institute of Traditional Medicine
n Three departmentsn Natural Products Developments and
Formulations
n Biological testing and Preclinical studies
n Medical Botany, Plant Breeding and Agronomy
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Research activities of Traditional Medicine at ITM
During its existence (34 yrs), ITM has been able to put in place:
n A data bank of about 2,600 plant species through ethnomedical survey
n Big capacity for phytochemical analysis n basic capacity for pharmacological evaluation
of medicinal plantsn Capacity for assessing toxicity of herbal
medicines
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Research activities of TM at ITM (cont.)
n Have initiated the Unit for standardization and formulation of herbal medicines from established medicinal plants
n Started Experimental farms for cultivation of Medicinal Plants
n Bioassay set up for discovery of antimalarials, larvicidals, anticonvulsants, antimicrobials, and antidiabetic compounds
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Potential areas for collaboration with ITM
n 1. Cultivation of Medicinal Plantsn The Institute has experimental farms at Kibaha,
Lushoto, Rua Maua etcn Plants cultivated, among others include;
n Moringa oleiferan Hibiscus sabdariffan Artemisia annuan Aloe veran Plantago lanceolata, etc
n Collaboration in cultivation of MAP
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Promoting Cultivation of Medicinal plants (Cont.)
Moringa oleifera at Kibaha
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Promoting Cultivation of Medicinal plants (Cont.)
Hibiscus sabdariffa (rosella)
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Potential areas for collaboration with ITM (Cont.)
n 2. Products development at ITMn Herbal products are made from established
medicinal plantsn More >10 different products/herbal
formulations are in place at ITM
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Products development at ITM (cont.)
Morizela JuicePatent number: TZ/P/07/00150
. Diabetes
. Nutritional supplement
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Products development at ITM (cont.)
Ravo creamPatent number: TZ/P/07/00151
. Skin fungal infections
. Allergic conditions
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Products development at ITM (cont.)
Prucan capsules
. Benin Prostate Hypertrophy(BPH)
(Successively passed the clinical trial at MNH)
. Source plant is now threatened for extinction
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Products development at ITM (cont.)
Pumu Syrup
. Asthmatic condition
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Products development at ITM (cont.)
BOOSTEREMS . Immune boosters for HIV patients
Comparable to RVA’s
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Potential areas for collaboration with ITM (Cont.)
n 3. Capacity buildingn Training programmes leading to;n MSc (in Traditional Medicines
development), [starting in Sept 2009]n MSc (in Phytomedicine) by thesis [Still under
review]n Activities for CEPD/consultancies
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Conclusion/recommendations
n Conservation of the threatened plant species of medicinal importance
n Isolation and identifying active ingredients in selected medicinal plants
n Commercialization of the patented/non-patented products
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Acknowledgements
n ICRAF Headquarters in Nairobin ITM-MUHAS
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Thank you for your time.(Asanteni sana)