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2007 Presentation Abstracts 48th Annual Meeting: June 4-7, 2007 Symposium:
Plants in the Service of Human Health: Continuing the search for new plant-based
therapies. [ 2007
Meeting | Poster
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*Abstracts
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| Inhibition of Cruzain by Triterpenoids Isolated from a Salacia Species from Monteverde, Costa Rica. (Poster).
Brittany R. Agius. agiusb@email.uah.edu Medicinal Plants Used for the Treatment of Malaria in Wechiau Community Hippopotamus Sanctuary in Ghana (Oral Presentation). Alex Asase. aasase@ug.edu.gh Consumption of Green Leafy Vegetables to Prevent Cataract in Rural India. (Poster). Julie Bélanger. julie.belanger@mcgill.ca Doctrine of Signatures: A Further Examination. (Oral Presentation). Bradley C. Bennett. bennett@fiu.edu A Quantitative Synthesis of Malinké and Asháninka Medicinal Plants With Some Novel Collection, Herbarium, and Analysis Methods. (Oral Presentation). Nathaniel Bletter. bletter@earthlink.net Use of Herbs and Supplements by Chemotherapy Patients Attending an Integrative Cancer Clinic. (Oral Presentation). Keith Block. kblock@blockmedical.com Phytochemical Antioxidants and their Impact on the Toxicity and Effectiveness of Cancer Chemotherapy, a Systematic Review of Evidence from RCTs. (Oral Presentation). Keith Block. kblock@blockmedical.com Agriculture and Gardening in an Evolving Economy: Paleoethnobotanical Insights into Muskogee Adaptation in the American Southeast. (Oral Presentation). Theresa Bonhage-Freund. freund@alma.edu From “Stevens’ Cure” to a Modern Multi-million Euro herbal product. The Story of Umckaloabo. (Oral Presentation). Thomas Brendler. thomas@txb.net Bracken (Pteridium esculentum) as a Food Source for Pre-contact Maori in New Zealand. (Oral Presentation). Mike Burtenshaw. mike.burtenshaw@openpolytechnic.ac.nz Gaining Ground While Losing its Resources? Traditional Medicine in Northern Peru and Southern Ecuador. (Oral Presentation). Rainer W. Bussmann. rbussmann@natureandculture.org Biosprospection During Early Colonial Mexico and its Historical Consequences: An Example of Ornamental Plants. (Oral Presentation). Robert Bye. rbyemex@yahoo.com.mx What’s Most Important?: Evaluating Valuation Techniques and Estimating Use Value of Medicinal Plants in Ghana, West Africa. (Oral Presentation). Katherine I. Caldwell. kicaldwe@ncsu.edu Standardizing Modern Ethnobotanicals: Cranberry Products as Examples of Herbal Dietary Supplement Standard Reference Materials. (Oral Presentation). Ryan Case. ryan.case@nist.gov Cytotoxic Flavonoids from the Bark of Lonchocarpus haberi from Monteverde, Costa Rica. (Poster). Caitlin Cassidy. Caitlin@knology.net Harvest Induced Compensatory Recruitment. (Oral Presentation). Lisa Castle. lisa.castle@glenville.edu The Effect of Point of Decapitation on Lateral Bud Outgrowth and Regrowth Following Two Decapitations of Moringa Seedlings Grown in Hydroponic Culture. (Oral Presentation). George Crosby. crosbygw@cobleskill.edu A Model of Ethnobotanical Databases for Tribal Communities. (Poster). Nikki Crowe. ncrowe@ku.edu Ethnobotany in the Central Canadian Arctic: A Survey of the Plants Used by the Copper Inuit. (Oral Presentation). Jonathan Duffy Davis. jonathanduffydavis@yahoo.ca Subsistence Patterns and Local Plant Use Among Prehispanic Populations in Western Panama. (Oral Presentation). Ruth Dickau. redickau@ucalgary.ca Harvard University's Economic Botany Collections: History, Research and Curation. (Oral Presentation). Jessica M. Dolan. jdolan@oeb.harvard.edu Pimenta dioica (L.) Merr.: An Herbal Therapeutic from Costa Rica for Women’s Health. (Poster). Brian Doyle. bdoyle2@uic.edu Pali Texts: A Hidden Source of Information on Medicinal Plants. (Poster). Bethany G. Elkington. belkin3@uic.edu Recovering Ancient Genes for Sustainable Maize Agriculture. (Oral Presentation). Mary Eubanks. eubanks@duke.edu Forest Resource Utilization in Zimbabwe, Africa: Tree Poaching and Curio Carving. (Oral Presentation). Maria Fadiman. mfadiman@fau.edu The Messiahs of the Virgin Forest: The Life and Plants of the Giriama Mganga. (Oral Presentation). Jonathan Ferrier. jonathanferrier@gmail.com Sustainable Harvesting Protocols and Case Studies of Actea racemosa and Ligusticum porterii. (Oral Presentation). Trish Flaster. Tflaster@earthlink.net Natural Inhibitors Aid in Studying LPS-Mediated Cytokine Release. (Poster). Theresa M. Fresquez. theresa.fresquez@state.nm.us Comparative Ethnobotany of Cochlospermaceae Throughout its Pantropical Range. (Poster). Susannah B. J. Fulton. fultonsb@muohio.edu Patterns of NTFP Harvest for the Multi-use Khaya senegalensis (Meliaceae) by Indigenous People in Benin and its Impacts on Population Structure. (Oral Presentation). Orou G. Gaoue. ogaoue@hawaii.edu Discovery and Characterization of Novel Cyclotides in Psychotria leptothyrsa Miq. var. longicarpa Val., a Plant Endemic to Palau (Micronesia). (Oral Presentation). Samantha Gerlach. sgerlach@tulane.edu The Use, Significance, and Importance of Rain Forest Habitat Types Recognized by the Maijuna of the Peruvian Amazon: “Resource Islands” vs. “Avoidance Islands” (Poster). Michael P. Gilmore. gilmormp@ufl.edu Patterns of Botanical Resource Use in Three Rural Villages in Southwest Niger. (Oral Presentation). Dan Guimbo. danguimbo@yahoo.fr Documentation of Folk Uses and Management of Baobab (Adansonia digitata L.) and Tamarind (Tamrindus indica L.) in Four West-African countries. (Poster). Marianne Gütler. marianne.guetler@boku.ac.at Hand Papermaking Workshop. (Workshop). Karen C. Hall. carlson@clemson.edu Harvest of Medicinal Plants in Surinamese Maroon Society: Implications for Sustainability. (Oral Presentation). Reinout Havinga. reinouthavinga@gmail.com Medicinal Plant Knowledge Among Students (ages 12-17) in Las Yungas, Bolivia. (Oral Presentation). Donald Hazlett. newworldplants@gmail.com Anti-malarial Plants and Patterns of their Usage Around Kakum National Park in Ghana. (Oral Presentation). Ded Hese. aasase@ug.edu.gh Constructional Woods of Tikal: Forest Use and the End of Time. (Poster). Brian Hockaday. b_hockaday@coloradocollege.edu Comparative Ethnobotanical Knowledge of an Amerindian and Maroon Community for Three Vegetation Zones in Suriname, South America. (Oral Presentation). Bruce Hoffman. bhoffmanii@gmail.com Development of Rice Bran Oil Liposome for Using in Cosmetics. (Poster). Suthimaln Ingkatawornwong. suthimaln.i@psu.ac.th The Importance of Odor in Aguaruna Tree Classification and Identification. (Oral Presentation). Kevin Jernigan. baraka@uga.edu Variability in Content of the Anti-AIDS Drug Candidate Prostratin in Samoan populations of Homalanthus nutans (Euphorbiaceae). (Oral Presentation). Holly Johnson. holly@ethnomedicine.org Enhanced Curcumin Solubility and Dissolution by Complexation with Hydroxypropyl Beta-cyclodextrin. (Poster). Nattha Kaewnopparat. nuttha.s@psu.ac.th Preserving Foodways, Preserving Culture: A Case Study of Mango Achar. (Oral Presentation). Sarah Khan. skkhan@charter.net An Analysis of Morphological Variation of Atractylodes in Eastern Asia. (Poster). Hui Kim. huikim@mokpo.ac.kr Winnebago Ethnobotany and Botanical Resources Project. (Oral Presentation). Kelly Kindscher. Kindscher@KU.edu Palynological Richness Affected by Intensive Production of Nuts During Jomon Period in Japan. (Oral Presentation). Junko Kitagawa. junkokit@nichibun.ac.jp Oral Efficacy of Herpi Virin - A Wormwood Preparation - in the Treatment of Herpes. Results of a Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial vs. Acyclovir. (Oral Presentation). Simone Krebs. s_s_krebs@web.de Alaska Ethnobotany Project: Non-Timber Forest Products in the 49th State. (Poster). Jessica Larsen. jessica_larsen@dnr.state.ak.us Conservation and Sustainable Use of Medicinal Plants – An Overview of Current Global and Regional Initiatives. (Oral Presentation). Danna Leaman. djl@green-world.org Ground Truthing of Satellite Images of Tropical Forests and Ancient Agricultural Terraces in the Vicinity of the Preclassic Maya Site of San Bartolo, Guatemala. (Oral Presentation). David Lentz. david.lentz@uc.edu Mycoflora present in medicinal plants from Lara State, Venezuela. (Poster). Juan Lezama. Relationships Between a Peripheral Market and the Central Market in the Commercialization of Medicinal Plants: The Ozumba Tianguis and Mercado Sonora in central Mexico. (Oral Presentation). Edelmira Linares. mazari@ibiologia.unam.mx Hibiscus sabdariffa L.: Support for Ethnobotanical Use in the Treatment of Dysmenorrhea. (Poster). Tracie Locklear. tlockl1@uic.edu Ethnobiology of Castilla-La Mancha Wetlands. (Poster). Alonso Verde López. alonsoverde@gmail.com Ethnobotanical Garden in the Huizachtepetl. (Poster). Aurora Montúfar López. auromontu@yahoo.com Valuing Biodiversity Conservation in Target Communities in PNG: Communities’ Economic Values For Terrestrial Biodiversity in the Adelberts Range, Madang Province. (Oral Presentation). Billy Manoka. billy.manoka@upng.ac.pg Climate Stress and Active Compound Maxima in the African Sahel. (Oral Presentation). Steve Maranz. s.maranz@cgiar.org Ossification of traditional knowledge in Pacific Island cultures emerging from colonial cultural suppression (Oral Presentation). Will McClatchey. mcclatch@hawaii.edu Paiute-Shoshoni Resources and Settlement Patterns in Banner Ridge, California. (Oral Presentation). Kathleen McConnell. kmcconnell88@yahoo.com Utilizing the National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) for Medicinal Plant Research. (Oral Presentation). Joe-Ann McCoy. joemccoy@iastate.edu Rhus Species and Chronic Disease. (Oral Presentation). Letitia McCune. letitiamccune@msn.com Identifying Conservation Priorities for Medicinal Plants: Experiences from Tanzania. (Oral Presentation). Heather McMillen. hmcmille@hawaii.edu Ethnoecological Gradients and Patches for the Conservation of Useful Trees at Mt. Kasigau, Kenya. (Poster). Kimberly E. Medley. medleyke@muohio.edu Anti-Pseudomonas Activity of Selected Plants Used in Traditional Ethnoveterinary Practices. (Oral Presentation). Susan Mendez. susan.mendez@fiu.edu Problematic Pollen and Solid Seed Evidence: Archaeobotanical Case Study of Cannabis and Humulus. (Oral Presentation). Mark Merlin. merlin@hawaii.edu From Food to Pharmacology: Exploring the Prehistoric Utilization of Root-crops in the Middle Atlantic and Northeast Regions of North America. (Oral Presentation). Timothy C. Messner. tmessner@temple.edu How Bioprospecting Affects Peru and Other Andean countries. (Poster). Elsa N. Meza. mezae@sbcglobal.net Tetzcutzinco: A botanical garden. (Poster). Alejandro Torres Montúfar. montuf@hotmail.com A Survey of Rapan Plant Culture and their Indigenous Taro (Colocasia esculenta) Varieties. (Oral Presentation). Timothy Motley. tmotley@odu.edu Local Knowledge of the Biodiversity of Three Land Management Regions Surrounding Boumba, Niger. (Oral Presentation). Jocelyn Muller. jocelyn.muller@tufts.edu Ethno-Medico-Botanical Research in the Euphorbia fusiformis - A Review Update. (Oral Presentation). Devarajan Natarajan. mdnataraj@rediffmail.com Historic Cinchona Collections at the Royal Botanic Gardens. (Poster). Mark Nesbitt. m.nesbitt@kew.org Beliefs on the Use of Plants as Food and Medicine Among Vietnamese Immigrants in the US and Urban Vietnamese in Vietnam. (Poster). Huu Thi Nguyen. hnguye32@uic.edu Some Ethno-medicinal Trees of Jhansi district. (Oral Presentation). Gaurav Nigam. gauravjnigam@yahoo.co.in Antibacterial Activity of Thai Medicinal Plants Against Propionibacterium Acnes. (Poster). Prisana Niyomkam. pharkphoom.p@psu.ac.th HPTLC Estimation of Charantin in Some Marketed Polyherbal Formulations Used in Diabetes Mellitus. (Poster). Piyushkumar Manubhai Patel. piyushpharma17@rediffmail.com The Aguaje Palm (Mauritia flexuosa): A Conservation and Agroforestry Project in Northeastern Peru. (Oral Presentation). Jim Penn. pennji@gvsu.edu A Survey of the Applications of Medicinal Plant Species in Rural Barbados - A Scientific Evaluation. (Oral Presentation). Sonia Peter. speter@caribsurf.com Cultural Ecology of Native Fruits and Affiliate Species: Traditional Plant Use of the Kempo Manggarai, Flores Island (Indonesia). (Oral Presentation). Jeanine Pfeiffer. jmpfeiffer@ucdavis.edu Evaluation of Ethnobotany in the Region of Chaharmahal and Bakhtyari, West Central Iran. (Oral Presentation). Abdollah Ghasemi Pirbalouti. ghasemi955@yahoo.com Geographical Distribution of Knowledge and Use of Wild Leafy Greens in Northern Morocco. (Poster). Bronwen Powell. bronwen.powell@mail.mcgill.ca Tips for Getting Published. (Workshop). Cassandra L. Quave. cquav001@fiu.edu The Search for New Anti-staphylococcal Leads: Comparing the Antibacterial Efficiency of Italian Plants Based on Ethnobotanical Use Categories. (Oral Presentation). Cassandra L. Quave. cquav001@fiu.edu Tourism and Development in Central America: Impacts on Ethnobotanical Knowledge. (Oral Presentation). Carlos Ramirez-Sosa. ramirezc1@southernct.edu Effects of ethnicity on garden composition and potential ecological impacts of home gardens in Little Havana (Miami, FL USA). (Oral Presentation). Gita Ramsay. gramsay@umich.edu The Species of Ficus Trees That Serve as Candomblé's Cosmic Tree of Life. (Oral Presentation). John Rashford. rashfordj@cofc.edu Segues to Science. (Workshop). Dave Reedy. reedy@hawaii.edu Medicinal Plants in Castilla-La Mancha Home-gardens. (Poster). José Fajardo Rodríguez. josefajard@gmail.com Comparing Apples and Lemons: A Literature Review Reveals Similarities in the Phytochemicals of Antidiarrheal Plants. (Oral Presentation). Janna Rose. jrose009@fiu.edu The Impact of Ancient Maya Home Forest Gardens on the Modern Tree Species Composition and Biodiversity of Northwestern Belize. (Oral Presentation). Nanci C. Ross. nanci.ross@uconn.edu Tibetan Alpine Ethnobotany and Climate Change. (Oral Presentation). Jan Salick. jan.salick@mobot.org “Learning From Both Sides”: Collaborative Ethnopharmacological Research Examining Plant-based Therapies in Cape York, Queensland, Australia. (Oral Presentation). Susan Semple. susan.semple@unisa.edu.au Current Status of Medicinal Plants Used by Local Vaidyas in Badma Valley (Timli), Uttarakhand, India. (Poster). D. P. Semwal. dinusem@rediffmail.com Biological Activity of Rainforest Plant Extracts from Far North Queensland, Australia. (Poster). Mary Setzer. setzerm@uah.edu Marketplace Plants Used In Ceremonial Cleansing Among Highland Qechuans of Ecuador. (Oral Presentation). Sushma Shrestha. shrestha2@marshall.edu Validation of Liquid Chromatography for the Determination of an Antibacterial Agent; Alpha-mangostin, in Mangosteen Peel Extract: A Tool for Quality Assessment of Garcinia mangostana L. (Poster). Anusak Sirikatitham. anusak.s@psu.ac.th Threatened Plants Rescue Center: A Living Gene Bank of Plants at Risk. (Poster). Djaja Doel Soejarto. dds@uic.edu Estonian medicinal plants from the 19th century: The insight into the collection of Jakob Hurt. (Poster). Renata Sõukand. renata@folklore.ee Plant Species Richness and Cultural Diversity. (Oral Presentation). John Richard Stepp. stepp@ufl.edu Cruzain Inhibitory Activity of Leaf Essential Oils from Neotropical Lauraceae. (Poster). Sean L. Stokes. slrstokes@hotmail.com Synergistic Effects of Essential Oil Components: Inhibition of Cruzain. (Poster). Sean L. Stokes. slrstokes@hotmail.com Chemical Composition and Cytotoxic Activity of the Leaf Essential Oil of Ocotea tonduzii from Monteverde, Costa Rica. (Poster). Sayaka Takaku. sayaka_0522uah@hotmail.com What Factors Influence Sustainable Harvest of the Medicinal Plants Phyllanthus emblica and Phyllanthus indofischerii in South India? (Oral Presentation). Tamara Ticktin. ticktin@hawaii.edu ‘Wasi ondrosei’: The Ethnobotany of Genital Steam Baths in Suriname. (Oral Presentation). Tinde van Andel. T.R.vanAndel@bio.uu.nl Ceremonial Caches and Associated Plant Materials at the Ancient Maya Site of Lamanai, Belize. (Poster). Xochitl Vinaja. xvinaja@gmail.com Traditions in Transition: African Diaspora Pharmacopoeias in South America. (Oral Presentation). Robert Voeks. rvoeks@fullerton.edu Reaching Consensus on Vegetable and Fruit. (Oral Presentation). Gail Wagner. gail.wagner@sc.edu An Antibacterial Plastic Film Made from the Mangosteen Peel Extract. (Poster). Chatchai Wattanapiromsakul. chatchai.w@psu.ac.th Authentication of Vitex agnus-castus L. using Microscopic, Chemical, and Pharmacological methods. (Poster). D.E. Webster. dwebst1@uic.edu Designing the “perfect” ethnobotany training program (Workshop). Laura Weiss. WeissL@hawaii.edu Is Commercialization of Colophospermum mopane Seeds from Namibia Ecologically Justified? (Oral Presentation). Laura Weiss. WeissL@hawaii.edu The ethnobiology society of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. (Poster). Laura Weiss. weissL@hawaii.edu Synergistic Effects of Essential Oil Components: MCF-7 Cytotoxicity. (Poster). Brenda S. Wright. wrightbs@email.uah.edu | |