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Dr. David Picking

Department: 
Natural Products Institute
Research Areas: 
Medicinal plants
traditional knowledge
integrated healthcare
equitable development of nutraceuticals
1) Increasing the appreciation of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) in Jamaica through community engagement and scientific evaluation of identified medicinal plants for their potential anticancer and antihypertensive activities (JA/South African bilateral agreement).  2) A survey of Jamaican public health physians: knowledge of medicinal plants and awareness of, and attitude to, their use by patients in their care. 3) Tracing the plant diversity and origins of Jamaican root tonics, a symbol of biocultural heritage (Collaboration with New York Botanical Garden with Nat Geographic funding).
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