The West Malagasy pharmacopoeia is back for COVID-19: shared knowledge and showcase at the educational garden of the University of Mahajanga (HAY VOARY_mahaJANGA / knowledge - nature for health)
- Funded by Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)
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Key facts
Disease
COVID-19Start & end year
20202020Funder
Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie (AUF)Research Location
MadagascarLead Research Institution
Université de MahajangaResearch Priority Alignment
N/A
Research Category
14Research Subcategory
N/ASpecial Interest Tags
N/AStudy Type
Not applicableClinical Trial Details
N/ABroad Policy Alignment
PendingAge Group
Not ApplicableVulnerable Population
Not applicableOccupations of Interest
Not applicable
Abstract
Project summary This research project aims to update and improve a pharmacopoeia in Northwestern Malagasy: a pharmacopoeia booklet AUF_Covid-19 will be published, printed and put online. It also consists in creating a database, herbaria, nurseries and living "COVID-19" collections in the "Vololona" Botanical Garden located in Ambondrona. In addition, it aims to carry out a floristic inventory as well as ethnobotanical, sociological and anthropological surveys on Covid-19 and its impact in Antsanitia and Antrema. This survey will be supplemented by awareness-raising actions on Covid-19 and on the conservation of the forest housing the plants studied and phytochemical and nutritional analyzes of two targeted plants. Goal Multi-valuing and optimizing the traditional pharmacopoeias of Northwestern Malagasy through three actions: Updating and improving data; The creation of a Covid-19 pharmacopoeia booklet; Phytochemical and nutritional analyzes of two of the target plants.