Making researched information practical Dr Gilbertha St Rose

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

SUMMARY l TRAMIL l CARIBBEAN HERBAL PHARMACOPOEA l EDEN HERBS

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

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

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

Method of TRAMIL l 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

Scientific participations l ■ University of Haiti l ■ University of Illinois - Chicago l ■ University of Metz - France l ■ University of Panama l ■ University of Poitiers - France

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

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

Scientific participations l l ■ 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

Scientific participations l l l ■ 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

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

Scientific participations l l l ■ 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

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

Databases: ■TROPICOS l ■KEW l ■IPNI l ■Science. Direct l ■Index Herbatorium l ■Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases (Duke) l

Databases: l ■Green Pharmacy (Duke) l ■NAPRALERT l ■Medline l ■Bio. Med. Search l ■Virtual Health Library l ■Natural Standard

Databases: l ■Herbal Safety l ■Max Planck Institute (RFA) l ■ICS-UNIDO l ■FITOMED (Cuba) l ■Plant. Systematics l ■Carib Fruits (CIRAD-Guadeloupe)

Databases: l l l ■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

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

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

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

[Electronic] E- Book

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

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

CONTENTS OF E-BOOK l TRAMIL principles of classification l Sample TRAMIL monograph l General recommendations l Monographs of species

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

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

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

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

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

Eden herbs products Herbal drinks Teas Creams Capsules

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

TISANE *

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

MIXTURE FOR GAS

MIXTURE FOR GAS [FLATULENCE] l PREVENT FORMATION OF GAS l HELP ELIMINATE GAS l HELP WITH DIGESTION OF YOUR FOOD

RESPIRATORY MIXTURE

RESPIRATORY MIXTURE l COUGH, COLD, SINUS PROBLEMS l HAY FEVER l HELP WITH ASTHMA TREATMENT

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

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

Momordica charantia [Cerasee]

Momordica charantia [Cerasee] l l l 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

Azadirachta indica [Neem]

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

Some Eden herbs creams Charpentyre[circulation] Cream l Citonella[insect repellent] Creaml Rosemary[ hair and scalp] Cream – l Casia Lata[ lota and blemish] Cream l Noni [ pain free] cream l Neem cream l

Eden herbs capsules l. Neem l. Cinnamon l. Tumeric

CAPSICUM CARIBBEAN ASSOCIATION for PLANT SCIENCE, INDUSTRY, COMMERCE and USE in MEDICINE

OBJECTIVES FOR CAPSICUM l To support and encourage the conservation, cultivation and propagation of herbals in the Caribbean.

OBJECTIVES [ CONT] l To establish networks, linkages and a forum for the generation, sharing and exchange of ideas, products and information among persons, institutions and businesses, involved in all aspects relating to the herbal industry.

OBJECTIVES [ CONT] l To promote and maintain effective integration of the use of herbals into the health care system and offer sustainable and consistent natural products of high quality, safety and efficacy.

OBJECTIVES [ CONT] l To support and advise on the training of Practitioners and Technicians in order to guarantee compliance with the established norms and regulations.

OBJECTIVES [ CONT] l Encourage and support research towards fulfilling evidence-based use of herbals and the development of new products.

OBJECTIVES [ CONT] l To ensure that there are provisions for protecting the intellectual property rights and assets of members and to ensure that benefits to the local community accrue.

OBJECTIVES [ CONT] l To ensure that the herbal industry achieves its full potential and evolves as a competitively viable business, with its products being promoted and sold profitably worldwide.

Committees for CAPSICUM l Information /newsletter l Commercial/Agro-business l Fund raising l Documentation/Research l Constitution/MOU

Commercial/Agro-business l Lots of opportunities - - Herbal - Medicinal food - Food - Seasonings - Cosmetic and beauty

THANK YOU VERY MUCH MAY GOD BLESS YOU