Medicines from nature and Sustainable use of them

Where does saliciin come from

bark of white willow

conditons for white willow growth

wet waterlogged eg floodplains and river banks

soil tyes for salicin

light sands, heavy clay m

pH for salicin is between

5-8 (both acidic and alkaline)

wha does salicin do

acts like pain releif

Where does caffeine come from

Tea, coffee, cocao plants wh

what climate for caffeine

20-27, heavy rainfall of 1000-2000mm a year

what soils for caffeine

well drained, with organic matter and nitrgoen rich

Use of caffenie is a stimulant for

heart, muscles, migrained, epidurals

Where does Quinine originate from

dried bark of cincona tree

conditions for cincona tree are

tropical climate of 20-27 degrees, humid (over 2000mm a year)

soils forquinine

well drained, fertile organic matter and moisture holding

use of quinine

kills parasites in blood cells treting Malaria

Where does morhpine come from

dried latex from opium poppy seeds

conditions for poppy eeds

30-38C, dislikes frost and wet weather

Opium poppy seeds prefer

clays and loa soils with a ph around 6-7.5

use of morphine

pain relief

Rosy Periwinkle is

native to madagascar

Climate for Rosy Periwinke

warm tropical climate, no frostR

Rosy Periwinkle requires well

drained and slightly acidic soils

RP was found to cintain

70 alkaloids in 1960swo

who made RPdiscovery

US Pharma eli lilly

vincristine use

chemotherapy for Childhood leukemia

Vincristine made chemotherapy survival rates

90% from previous 10%

Vinblastine treats

Hodskins Lymphoma

issue with rosy perwinkle/vincristine/vinblastineis that

cannot be artifically/ synthetically produced

very much so reliant on

harvesting of RP from madagascar and central asia

issue of biopircay

unethcial exploitation of biological resources without providing fair compensation to communities that they are from

Mamala tree conains

prostatin P

Prostatin can be used to treat

HIV/AIDS

Prostatin found in Samoa and

Falealupo

falaeulupo pressures to deforest for money but issue of

momalo tree essential for prostatin

ARA

Aids research aliance

ARA made deal with local fovernment ensuring they receive what proprtion of profits

20%

NGO Seacology are investing

key resrouces into medicine clinics and water supplies S

Seacology also boosting

torusim of TRF, presevring trees and mamala trees esecially