Botanists call for establishing society of aromatic & medicinal plants in Yemen [Archives:2007/1044/Local News]

SANA'A, April 22 – Over the period April 16 – 18, Sana'a University conducted the regional conference on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and their effects on environment and people's health.

Over 50 researchers and botanists from Sana'a, Yemeni, Arab, and foreign universities as well as research centers stressed the importance of organizing such a conference every two years in order to enable research and scientists to exchange information and research papers.

In the sessions, the attendees discussed many papers dealing with the importance of plants for environment and society. They also discussed the means by which people can exploit the traditional medicine in primary health care, protecting liver by radish seeds, as well as studying the effect of some Yemeni plants on cancer.

The participants called for establishing an Arab society for medicinal and aromatic plants in Yemen. Further, they called for printing the research papers presented during the conference. Additionally, they demanded hastening the registration of Yemeni medicinal property rights, especially inhabitant plants as well as activating the partnership with private sector for exploiting medicinal, toxic, and aromatic plants in Yemen.

It is worth mentioning that a guide on Yemeni plants will be issued and information about the use of medicinal plants will be documented for future verification.
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