Day 1 :
Keynote Forum
Neil Anthony
University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Keynote: Sesquiterpene lactones from Nigerian vernonia species
Time : 10:00-10:40
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Healthcare in most African countries is limited to those living in the cities and even then, this access is restricted to those who can afford the exorbitant cost of drugs and hospital care. As a result, much of the population in African countries turn to traditional medicine when sick. This work presents the phytochemical analysis of four medicinal Vernonia species growing in Nigeria and used in ethnomedicine to treat a variety of medical conditions including gastrointestinal disorders, dysentery, malaria, skin diseases, fever, hepatitis, venereal diseases, diabetes and as an anthelmintic.
- Plant Science Research
Location: 1
Chair
Hongjie Zhang
Hong Kong Baptist University, China
Session Introduction
Hongjie Zhang
Hong Kong Baptist University, China
Title: Plants as an important source of enormous novel chemical structures for drug discovery
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It is estimated that 300,000 higher plants are distributed in the world, and only a small number of them have been phytochemically and biologically investigated. A plant extract may contain thousands of small molecule of compounds, and majority of them are still waiting for us to explore. In our search of bioactive lead compounds from plants, we have evaluated several thousands of plant extracts for their bioactivities against different disease targets such as cancer, HIV, Ebola and athlete foot
Yang Yang
Guilin Medical University, China
Title: Lycorine: An active ingredient and used clinic drug obtained from Amaryllidaceae plants, apply to the treatment of lung cancer
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Jiwan Jyoti
Punjab Agricultural University, India
Title: Indigenous use of medicinal plants for digestive problems in Punjab
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Amit Krishna
Calcutta University, India
Title: Anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory compounds from Indian spices
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Mai Rady
German University in Cairo, Egypt
Title: Nanotechnology based delivery of natural plant extracts for enhanced treatment of cancer
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Hussein Zeitoun
Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon