Save the Rainforest-Medicinal Plants Draft#2

This discussion topic submitted by Laura Meyer ( meyerlm@earthlink.net) at 6:31 pm on 4/30/00. Additions were last made on Tuesday, May 7, 2002.


After further research of my topic, I have decided to limit my research to medicinal plants of the rainforest.

I. Plants as Medicines A. Chemical Properties B. History of Ethnobotany a. Economics b. Research techniques II. Role of Plants in Traditional Medicine A. Indigenous Use a. demand lower b. longer term treatments III.International Markets A. Supply and Demand B. Influencing and Regulation of Sources IV. Pharmaceutical Markets A. Research and Development of New Drugs B. Production and Manufacturing C. Shaman Phamaceutical Co. V. Current Research Conservation Organizations A. Rainforest Medical Foundation

References: Same as Draft #1


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