INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
ETHNOBOTANY
Medicinal Plants: Folk Traditions, History, Pharmacology
14-18 September, 1999. San José (Costa Rica)
Organised by:
«Geodata Center», Costa Rica, «Sciences et Lettres, Belgium»,
under the auspices of:
Universidad para la Paz, Costa Rica
From 14 to 18 September 1999, the 1st International Symposium on
the History and Folk tradition of Medicinal Plants will be organised in
Costa Rica, the largest biodiversity center of the World. The amin topics
will be the history of medicicnal plants from antiquity to present times,
folk traditions (past and present), scientific knowledge, integration of
folk tradition into medicine, ethnobotany and pharmacology, with a special
emphasis in temperate and neo-tropical floras. Comparative, transperiod and
interdisciplinary studies are welcome, as well as works and projects
dealing with the use of multimedia means in the field.
The sicentific programme of the unique event of this kind, which
will include plena-ry lectures, papers, posters, round tables and free
discussions, aims to encourage the sutdy of a patrimony of Humanity exposed
to disappearence, and to contribute to the preservation of flora worldwide,
among others by the recuperation of historical tradition and plant lore.
Its proceedings are expected to constitute and indispensable tool and a
work of reference on this subject.
The Symposium is a non profit event devoted to promote study,
scientific research and divulgation in the field. Held in the heart of the
Tropical Forest, it is designed to be an international forum open to
physicians, pharmacists, chemists, botanists, historians, philologists,
ethnolingusits, ethnobotanists, anthropologists and everybody wishing to
hear communications of major world specialists in the field, to contribute
personally with the presentation of original works, and to participate in
focused discussions on the current state of research in medicinal plants,
their meaning for man, culture and science through World´s History.
For participation and further information please contact the
organisers:
SIMPOSIO P.O.BOX 6131, 1000 San José
Prof. Ronald Chaves Prof. Alain Touwaide
Fax : + (506) 283 02 63 Costa Rica Fax : + (506) 283 02 63 Spain
e-mail [log in to unmask]
Visit us at: http://www.costarica.com/wg/simposio
INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
ETHNOBOTANY
FOLK TRADITIONS, HISTORY AND PHARMACOLOGY
San Jose, Costa Rica, Sept., 14-19, 1999
Scientific Programme: Preliminary Version
Draft for Discussion
I. Mankind. Society and Medicinal Plants:Future challenges
1.1 Addresses from North America, Europe, Mesoamerica, South America,
Africa, China, Australia and India. Open to other geographical areas or
regions.
II. Medicinal Plants and Technology
2.1 Arts and Horticulture of Medicinal Plants
2.2 Satellite Imagery and vegetation cartography
2.3 Global Positioning Systems and Vegetation Maps
2.4 Bioclimatic Mapping of Medicinal Plants
2.5 Physiology of Medicinal Plants
2.6 Pharmacognosy of Medicinal Plants
2.7 Iterative Data Banks
2.8 Germoplasm Data Banks
2.9 Cellular Biology
2.10 Genetic Biology
2.11 Medicinal Plants as tracers of Environments
III. The Legay of Ancient Cultures
3.1. China, India, Australasia
(Specialists are encouraged to say hello!)
3.2. Mesopotamia, Greece, Bizance, Rome
3.3. Arab World
3.4. Africa
3.5. The Preservation of Traditions in the Middle Age: Registers, Papirs,
Pergamon: The Pre-Systematic of Medicinal Plants
3.6. The Production of Ancient Texts. The First essays of Pharmacopeas
IV. The Medicinal Plants of the World: Folk Traditons, History,
Pharmacology, Biogeography
4.1 North America
4.2 Mesoamerica
4.3 Amazonia
4.4 Andean Region
4.5 Pampean Region
4.6 Caribbean Region
4.7 Finno-Scandia
4.8 Mitteleuropa
4.9 Eurasia
4.10 Mediterranea
4.11 Africa
(Papers and Communications from other regions are welcome).
V. The Contribution of Ethnobotanics for Understanding
Cultures. A Common Legacy: Ethology and Medicinal
Plants.
VI. Working Groups
6.1 New Technologies
6.2 Biotechnology
6.3 Ethnomedicine
6.4 Herboristery
6.5 Pharmacology
6.6 Pharmacognosy
6.7 Ethnobotany
6.8 Ricovery of Ancient Texts
VII. SYMPOSIUM
Preliminary Conclusions
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