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). |