Gupta, M.P.
Center for Pharmacognostic Research on Panamanian Flora, College of Pharmacy, University of Panama, Panama, Republic of Panama. mahabirpgupta@gmail.com
Panamanian flora is one of the richest in the world. Its medicinal and economic potential has not been fully explored. The results of ethno-botanical surveys among the Kuna, Ngöbe-Buglé and Naso Amerindians of Panama will be presented. Results of bioassay-guided fractionation of plants within the framework of multinational collaborative projects executed during the last 45 years, supported by inter alia the Organization of American States, National Secretariat of Science, Technology and Innovation of Panama, European Union, CYTED Program and will be presented. Examples of successful collaborations with the University of Basel will also be highlighted.
Acknowledgement: SENACYT, EU and OAS