GA 2017

11:00 - 12:30

Ethnopharmacology

Room: Montreal

Lecture Session

Chair/s:

Michael Heinrich

11:00 - 11:15

We-Ethnopharmacology-SL-01:

Anthelmintic activity of procyanidins from West African medicinal plants – Insights into phytochemistry and molecular targets

Spiegler Verena ¹, Liebau Eva ², Hensel Andreas ¹

¹ University of Münster, Institute for Pharmaceutical Biology & Phytochemistry, Münster, Germany, ² University of Münster, Institute for Animal Physiology – Molecular Physiology, Münster, Germany

11:15 - 11:30

We-Ethnopharmacology-SL-02:

History of medicinal plant use in Europe: A phylogenetic and organoleptic approach

Leonti Marco ¹, Casu Laura ², Staub Peter ¹

¹ Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Cagliari, Via Ospedale 72, 09124 Cagliari, Italy, Cagliari, Italy, ² Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Cagliari, Via Ospedale 72, 09124 Cagliari, Italy, Cagliari, Italy

11:30 - 11:45

We-Ethnopharmacology-SL-03:

Hepatic gluconeogenesis inhibition by four traditional used, hypoglycemic plants.

Andrade-Cetto Adolfo ¹, Mata-Torres Valle Gerardo ¹, Espinoza-Hernández Artemisa ¹, Cárdenas-Vázquez René de Jesús ²

¹ Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Facultad de Ciencias. Laborartorio de Etnofarmacología, Ciudad de México, Mexico, ² Universidad nacional Autónoma de México Facultad de Ciencias. Laborartorio de Biología Animal Experimental, Ciudad de México, Mexico

11:45 - 12:00

We-Ethnopharmacology-SL-04:

Anti-mycobacterial, cytotoxicity and genotoxicity effects of five traditionally used anti-tuberculosis plants in South Africa

Madikizela Baalungile, McGaw Lyndy

Phytomedicine Programme, Department of Paraclinical Sciences, University of Pretoria, P/Bag X04, Onderstepoort 0110, Pretoria, South Africa

12:00 - 12:15

We-Ethnopharmacology-SL-05:

Bioactive Compounds from Sumatran Medicinal Plants

Arbain Dayar

Andalas University, Padang, Indonesia

12:15 - 12:30

We-Ethnopharmacology-SL-06:

Use of herbal medicine in the management of trypanosomiasis in Angola

Vahekeni Nina ^{1, 2}, Neto Pedro Menezes ³, Kayimbo Malilo Kaluiji ², van Eeuwijk Peter ^{1, 7}, Mäser Pascal ¹, João Pedro Guilherme ^{3, 4}, Théophile Josenando ⁵, Wolfram Evelyn ⁶, da Costa Esperança ³, Falquet Jacques ⁸

¹ Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH), University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ² Nacional Center of Scientific Investigation (CNIC), Luanda, Angola, ³ 3Centro de Estudos e Investigação Científica de Botânica, University of Agostinho Neto, Luanda, Angola, ⁴ Engineering Faculty of Agostinho Neto University, Luanda, Angola, ⁵ Instituto de Combate e Controlo das Tripanossomíasses (ICCT), Luanda, Angola, ⁶ Zürich University of Applied Sciences (ZAHW), Phytopharmacy & Natural Products, Institute of Chemistry and Biotechnology, Wädenswil, Switzerland, ⁷ Institute of Social Anthropology, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ⁸ Community Health Association, Geneva, Switzerland