The book “Application of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in Landscape Design and Healing Gardens”, was published coincidentally with Tehran’s Twenty-eighth International Book Fair (April, 2015).
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.”
“Medicinal Plant Reference Book” in two volumes, written by Dr. Seyed Ahmad Imami, Professor of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy. He, together with some of the country’s pharmaceutical researchers, collaborated in authorship and translation of this book. It was chosen as Islamic Republic of Iran’s book of the year and honored by the president.
“Identification of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of Iran” is a book written by Dr. Vali Allah Mozaffarian and published by National Network of Research and Technology in Medicinal Plants.
Iran High Tech Laboratory Network Manager said, “Any labs that use their equipment more and efficiently will be supported more.”
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.