International Seminar
In the last few decades there has been an exponential growth in the field of herbal medicine. It is getting popularized in developed and developing countries owing to its natural origin and lesser side effects. In olden times, vaidyas used to treat patients on individual basis, and prepare drug according to the requirement of the patient. But the scene has changed now; herbal medicines are being manufactured on a large scale in mechanical units, where manufacturers come across many problems such as availability of good quality raw material, authentication of raw material, availability of standards, proper standardization methodology of single drugs and formulations, quality control parameters etc.,
The increasing use of traditional medicines, the general lack of research, the growing concern by stakeholders vis-à-vis the demands for patenting rights, evidence of safety, efficacy, good quality traditional medicines and a range of other ethical issues coupled with the need for integration and maximization of their potential as a source of healthcare are some of the pressing challenges that must be tackled for acceptable use of traditional and alternative medicines in modern therapeutics.
The aim of this seminar was to provide a platform for students, eminent academicians, researchers, traditional medical practitioners, manufacturers & exporters of herbal products, marketing consultants and farmers with an interesting mix of highly focused & streamed scientific sessions, debates and poster presentations. Several experts both from abroad and within India delivered quality lectures. This seminar was a good forum to reflect on progress made and discuss further on the need for improvement and harmonization.
More than 1000 participants came from different parts of India and abroad represented a broad range of institutions, in the public as well as the private sector, brought to the seminar a valuable mix of experiences and perspectives.
The two days International seminar supported by All India Council for Technical Education, New Delhi and JSS University, Mysore was inaugurated on 4th December 2009. Dr.S.P.Dhanabal, Professor and Head, Dept. of Phytopharmacy & Phytomedicine and Convener of this International seminar welcomed the gathering. The International seminar was inaugurated by Sri.V.K.Subburaj IAS, Principal Secretary, Health & family welfare dept., Govt. of Tamilnadu. In his inaugural speech he introduced the theme of the seminar and said that the country which accounted for eight percent of the global biodiversity was very wealthy in terms of herbal plants. He also added that, the number of persons practicing traditional medicine was about 1.5 million and the availability of many plants with medicinal value made the conditions in the country ideal for research. The demand for alternative medicines was growing all over the world because good quality allopathic drugs were costly. In countries like Africa, Australia, China, Japan, Vietnam, Germany and USA, a sizable section of the population was switching over to alternative and traditional medicines. Underscoring the need to search for herbs which could meet the requirement, he said that it should be ensured that they did not have any adverse or side effects and with proper research their use should be fine tuned. Also said that, he would recommend to the government to set up a permanent herbal research centre in the Nilgiris district.
A seminar chronicle consisting of all the abstracts and biography of International/national speakers and abstracts of delegates who presented scientific poster presentations was released.
Dr.Hilderbert Wagner, University of Munich, Germany delivered key note address on the theme " Synergy Research : Approaching a new generation of Phytopharmaceuticals" and referred to the future of Phytopharmaceuticals.
Dr.Mruthyunjaya P.Kulenur, Registrar, JSS University, Mysore, Dr.Chandrakant Kokate, Vice Chancellor - KLE's University, Belgaum, Dr.Thavamani D.Palaniswamy, Managing Trustee, Kovai Medical Centre Research and Education Trust, Coimbatore, Mr.Shyam Sundar, Managing Director - Karnivals Medica Pvt., Ltd., Chennai and Mr.J.Yuvaraj, Vice President - Sales, Delvin formulations Pvt. Ltd., were the Guests of honor and graced the function.
Dr.B.Suresh, Vice Chancellor, JSS University, Mysore, presided over the function. By referring to the efforts made over the years by the JSSCP, Ooty to promote medicinal plants, he said that steps should be taken to create a portal for medicinal plants at least at the ntional level and JSS University would explore the possibility of bringing into being a National Institute of Natural Products.
The speakers came also from different backgrounds and presented the audience with different
practical experiences, insights, and views, both at organizational and International level. It gave a good impression and understanding of the many advanced research that can and should be taken into account for harmonization of herbal medicines.
The seminar was organized in 15 substantive sessions, besides opening and closing sessions. The opening session was addressed by the Chief Guest Sri.V.K.Subburaj, Health Secretary, Govt. of Tamilnadu. This was followed by substantive sessions. Speakers comprised of academicians, scientists from industry and academia, research scholars, post graduate and undergraduate students.
The following technical sessions were shared by eminent academicians/practitioners/scientists in the field of herbal drugs.
Technical Sessions - The Syllabus
Day 1 : Friday, December 04, 2009
Key note address Chaired by : Dr. V.B. Desai, Former Drugs Controller, Karnataka
10.30 - 11.30 am Theme "Synergy Research: Approaching a new generation of Phytopharmacetuicals"
Dr. Hildebert Wagner, Professor, University of Munich, Institute of Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Biology, Centre of Pharma-Research, Munich, Germany
Scientific Session I - 11.45 am - 1.15 pm
Chaired by Dr.T.K.Ravi, SRIPMS, Coimbatore, Dr.M.J.Nanjan, JSSCP, Ooty
Lecture 1 Global natural products industry : A status update
Dr. Ramu Govindaswamy, Chair and Associate Professor, Dept, of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, RUTGERS - The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey, USA
Lecture 2 Flavonoid modulation of GABA - A receptors
Dr. Jane Hanrahan, Associate Professor, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Lecture 3 The effects of herbal extracts/b-glucan on Immune and cancer cells
Dr. Godfrey Chi-fung Chan, Associate Professor, Queen Mary hospital, The University of Hong Kong SAR, Hong Kong, China
Scientific Session II - 2.00 - 5.30 pm
Chaired by Prof. K. Chinnaswamy, JSSCP, Ooty , Sri.Ramesh Surianarayanan, Himalaya Drug Co., B'lore
Lecture 4 The present and future prospects of the Asian/South Pacific herbal drugs Morinda citrifolia (Noni) and Kava (Piper methysticum)
Dr. S. Sotheeswaran, Emeritus Professor, The University of the South Pacific and
Visiting Senior Professor of Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry Ceylon, Rajagiriya, Sri Lanka
Lecture 5 Is DNA Barcoding the way forward for medicinal plant authentication?
Dr. Adrian Slater, Principal Lecturer, Biomolecular Technology Group, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom
Lecture 6 New modern health approaches of traditional medicine in Taiwan
Dr. Lin-Huang Huang, Chief , Dept. of Traditional medicine, National Yang-Ming University Hospital, Taiwan
Lecture 7 Can herbal medicine assist against flu? Learning the experience of using supplementary treatment with Chinese herbal medicine on SARS or SARS-like infectious disease in 2003.
Dr. Chung-Hua Hsu, Chairman, International Cooperation Board, Taiwan TCM Association, Taiwan
Entertainment: Students of JSS College of Pharmacy, Ooty (6 p.m.-7.30 p.m.)
Day 2 : Saturday, December 05, 2009
Scientific Session III : 10.00 - 11.30 am
Chaired by Dr. H.G. Shivakumar, JSSCP, Mysore , Dr. S.P. Dhanabal, JSSCP, Ooty,
Lecture 8 Use of Traditional medical systems for drug discovery & development
Dr. M.D. Nair, Consultant to Pharmaceutical Industries, Chennai, India
Lecture 9 The evolution of the United States Pharmacopoeia botanical monographs
Dr. Konduru Surendra Nath, Vice President, US Pharmacopoeia, Hyderabad, India
Lecture 10 Trends in herbal drug R&D in changing Regulatory and consumer perspective
Sri. Ramesh Surianaryanan, Director R&D, The Himalaya Drugs Company, Bangalore, India
Scientific Session IV 12.00 - 1.30 pm
Chaired by Dr.Arun Chandrasekhar, JSSCP, Ooty, Dr.Adrian Slater, DMU, UK
Lecture 11 Global Essential Oils Industry : Perspectives and Trends
Dr. Ramu Govindaswamy, Chair and Associate Professor, Dept, of Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics, RUTGERS - The State University of New Jersey, New Jersey, USA
Lecture 12 Unlocking the hidden potentials of anti-diabetic herbs; a molecular mechanistic approach
Dr. Suresh K Mohankumar, Canadian Centre for Agri-food Research in Health and Medicine, St. Boniface Hospital Research Centre, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Lecture 13 Capacity building for quality research in herbals - KLE experience
Dr. Chandrakant Kokate, Vice-Chancellor, KLE'S University, Belgaum, Karnataka, India
Lecture 14 Synergy in Phytomedicine : A critique
Dr. M.J. Nanjan, Director, TIFAC CORE in Herbal Drugs, JSSCP, Ooty, India.
Lecture 15 Green tea extract & Mushroom Agaricus blazei Murill clinical research in Taiwan
Dr. Chung-Hua Hsu, Chairman, International Cooperation Board, Taiwan TCM Association, Taiwan
2.30 pm Panel Discussion Chaired by Dr. B. Suresh , Vice-Chancellor, JSS Univ, Mysore
3.30 pm Closing Address
5.30 pm Safe Journey Home
Poster Presentations
A total of 303 scientific posters were presented by the delegates under the following categories :
a).Phrmacognosy; Indigenous / Herbal drugs and formulations : 88 papers
b). Phytochemistry and Natural Products : 62 ,,
c). Pharmacology & Toxicology of Phytomedicines : 153 ,,
The scientific poster sessions were chaired by eminent scientists and the best posters were selected for award. The following delegates bagged "Best poster awards".
a).Phrmacognosy; Indigenous / Herbal drugs and formulations : 88 papers
I Prize
Mr.Imran Khan, MCE Society's Allana college of Pharmacy, Pune (Title : Formulation and evaluation of antibacterial herbal mouth gel) [PI-023]
II Prize
Ms.P.T. Sangeetha, Dept. of Phytopharmacy and Phytomedicine, JSSCP, Ooty (Title : Development and evaluation of polyherbal formulation for lactation) [PI-066].
III Prize
Mr.K.Jayasankar, JSSCP, Ooty (Title : Pharmacological and biomolecular investigation of a polyherbal formulation (AAF-6) for its antiasthmatic activity) [PI-025].
b). Phytochemistry and Natural Products
I Prize
Ms.Soniamol Joseph, Tropical botanic garden and research institute, Trivandrum (Title : A novel steroidal ester from Ganoderma lucidum found in South India) [PN-050].
II Prize
Mr.A.V.Puri, KLE's college of Pharmacy, Hubli (Title : Preliminary phytochemical investigation and free radical scavenging activity of Diospyros montana Roxb leaves) [PN-033].
III Prize
Mr.Dada Patil, Interdisciplinary school of health sciences, University of Pune (Title : Quantitative estimation of Shatavarin IV in Asparagus racemosus roots using HPLC-ESI-MS/MS method) [PN-010).
c). Pharmacology & Toxicology of Phytomedicines
I Prize
Mr.K.S.Kesavanarayanan, Centre for Toxicology and developmental research and Dept. of Pathology, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai (Title : Glucose uptake - Stimulatory potential of Allium sativum, Lagerstroemia speciosa and their combination (DIA-2) in 3T3-L1 adipocyte cell lines [PT-053).
II Prize
Mr.A.G.Sunil, Centre for Toxicology and developmental research and Dept. of Pathology, Sri Ramachandra University, Porur, Chennai (Title : Cyperus rotundas attenuates neurochemical and behavioural alterations in middle cerebral artery occluded rats.) [PT-137)
III Prize
Mr.N.Pazhanivel, Dept. of Veterinary Pathology, Madras veterinary college, Chennai. (Title : Alleviative effect of Gingerol on growth, immunity and lymphoid organs against penicillic acid mycotoxicosis in broiler chicken) [PT-086).
The closing session was addressed by Dr.B.Suresh, Vice Chancellor, JSS University, Mysore and Dr.H.Wagner, University of Munich, Germany.
The feedback of the participants confirmed that the seminar was very much appreciated as well as that there is a pressing need for more practical approaches and for other opportunities to discuss the many issues on bringing out herbal based medicines and formulations to the present scenario.
Programme convenor
Dr.S.P.Dhanabal M.Pharm., Ph.D., FIC
Professor and Head
Dept. of Phytopharmacy and Phytomedicine (TIFAC CORE HD)
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