DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RESEARCHER TOUTS CLINICAL EFFICACY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS

A RESEARCHER FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HAS FORMED A COLLABORATIVE PARTNERSHIP WITH A TEAM OF MEDICINAL PLANT RESEARCHERS BASED IN SAINT LUCIA. THIS ENDEAVOR AIMS TO INVESTIGATE THE PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF INDIGENOUS PLANT SPECIES WITH MEDICINAL APPLICATIONS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL OF THIS COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH IS TO COMPILE AND PUBLISH A COMPREHENSIVE BOOK THAT DOCUMENTS THE FINDINGS AND CONTRIBUTES TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE.