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Abstract:
The Bioresources Development and Conservation Programme (BDCP) made progress in all aspects of its scope of work during the period under review. Our laboratories at International Center for Ethnomedicine and Drug Development, Nigeria and University of Dschang, Cameroon processed and extracted 132 selected plants. These extracts were screened in anti-microbial assays, Minimum inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Brine Shrimp Lethality assay. Further bioassay guided fractionation and structural elucidation of phytoconstituents is being carried out on the extracts, which showed noteworthy activity. We have bulk extracted 12 plants for pre-clinical pharmacological and biochemical studies. Five workshops were held on Bioprospecting; Standardization and development of herbal medicine and Economic value assessment Some of the workshops were held in conjunction with United Nations, Organization of African Unity and host country governments. The Board for the Trust Fund for Integrated Rural Development and Traditional Medicine (FIRD-TM) was formally inaugurated. The fund has attracted funds from government and private industries. Biodiversity Development Institute of Nigeria (BioDin) was established during this project period. The aim of this institute is to promote sustainable utilization and conservation of biological resources through research, inventory, training and information management. Socioeconomic valuation projects were completed in some of our project sites in Nigeria and Cameroon. Data has been obtained from household studies and market surveys in these areas and used in updating the Computerized Information System on African Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (CISAMAP).
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Annual rept. 17 Jul 97-16 Jul 98 |
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58 |
| Report Date: |
AUG 1998 |
| Contract Number: |
DAMD17-95-2-5011 |
| Report Number: |
A685753 |
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