4th National Congress in Medicinal Plants which was held on the 12th and 13th of May in Razi International Conference Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, ended on Wednesday evening after introducing prominent posters and honoring the oral presenters.
The vice minister for traditional medicine of Ministry of Health and Medical Education, in the closing ceremony of the 4th National Congress in Medicinal Plants demanded the researchers, professors and students to start taking actions against the selling of raw medicinal plants.
Professor Salehi Said: “Although we have 8000 varieties of plant species in Iran and a desirable manpower status, there is a missing ring in the field of basic standard materials from the viewpoint of plants and their extract.”
The manager of medicine and pharmacy work group of National Network of Research and Technology in Medicinal Plants, Dr. Seyed Faraz Mojab said: “We must try to export the processed medicinal plants instead of the raw ones.”
The ‘Second Meeting of Medicinal Plants Focal Points of Indian Ocean Rim Countries Association (IORA RCSTT)’, was held in India. The aim of this meeting was, standardization and setting the minimum quality standard requirements of medicinal plants and herbal medicines accepted by the regional states.
The secretary of National Network of Research and Technology in Medicinal Plants, Dr. Peyman Salehi, highlighted the necessity of standardization of medicinal plants products and said, “Standardization of plants aroma waters, natural essential oils and medicinal plants cultivation is currently being implemented.”
The first Vice-President of the Islamic Republic of Iran together with Minister of Agriculture Jihad visited the medicinal plants National Project of Hableh Roud in Firouzkouh province.
The secretary of Medicinal Plant National Network said, “According to the predictions, and under the Perspective Document 1404 of Financial Circulation of All Drugs in the country, there should be a rise of between 2 to 5 percent in the medicinal plants production.”
Head of the Department of Organic and Pharmaceutical Industry of Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology announced that the researchers of this organization have succeeded in producing standard extract of St John’s wort in pilot scale.