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Presented by Dr. Wim Steelant, Dean of the St. Thomas University School of Science, Technology, and Engineering Management. Part of the University Library's celebration of Earth Week 2012.
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St Thomas University School of Science, Technology & Engineering Management Medicinal Plants And Cancer Research at STU Wim F.A. Steelant, CE, Ph.D., April 12 th , 2012
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Page 1: Medicinal Plants and Cancer Research at St. Thomas University

St Thomas UniversitySchool of Science, Technology& Engineering Management

Medicinal PlantsAnd

Cancer Research at STU

Wim F.A. Steelant, CE, Ph.D., April 12th , 2012

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Science Building

Carnival Cruise Lines Science & Technology Building

Wim F.A. Steelant, CE, Ph.D., April 12th , 2012

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Medicinal Plants

Why medicinal plants & cancer research ???

Wim F.A. Steelant, CE, Ph.D., April 12th , 2012

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Medicinal Plants

Ligusticum porteri & Anemopsis californica

Laboratory of Biochemical and Biomedical ResearchCreated in 2004, New Mexico, USA

Biomembrane Structure, Interaction and Signal Transduction

New Medicinal Agents against Diseases

- Native American Medicine man- Ketowa Indian (Cherokee Nation)- Folk medicine with local plants

Wim F.A. Steelant, CE, Ph.D., April 12th , 2012

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Importance of Medicinal Plants

• Common names: Loveroot, Porter’s Lovage, Osha,Chuchupate, and Wild Parsley• Location: In the West, Canada to MexicoEspecially the Rocky Mountain region

• Common names: Lizard Tail, Swamp Root, Yerba Mansa

• Common Location: Wet, swampy areas

Medicine man recommended two medicinal plants: Ligusticum porteri (Osha) and Anemopsis californica (Yerba Mansa)

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Willow tree Salicin Acetyl-salicylic acid

“Miracle drug”- pain/fever reducer- blood thinner against strokes- acts against cancer- acts against Alzheimer

Importance of Medicinal Plants

Wim F.A. Steelant, CE, Ph.D., April 12th , 2012

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Importance of Medicinal Plants

Pacific Yew tree Paclitaxel/Taxol

Used in Cancer Chemotherapy- Discovered in 1967, due to a plant screening by the NCI- In 2000, 1.6 billion US$

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Importance of Medicinal Plants

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Flower

Leaf

Root

Importance of Medicinal Plants

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USDA-FS and STU

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Ardesia crenata Pyrus calleryana

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Interdisciplinary!

Biological activity testing

AntibacterialAntifungal

Freeze-Dry

Anticancer

Harvest/Voucher specimen

Dried and ground plants

Leafs/roots/flowers

Extraction

Activity

Fractionation

Structure identification

Wim F.A. Steelant, CE, Ph.D., April 12th , 2012


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