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214 SESSION III
Foreign institutions Frequency
University of Chiba, Japan 6
Meiji Pharmaceutical University, Japan 3
University of Hiroshima, Japan 3
Toyama Medical and Pharmaceutical University,
Japan 2
University of Tokushima, Japan 1
Meiji College of Pharmacy, Japan 1
University of Fukuoka, Japan 1
Science University of Tokyo, Japan 1
Tokiwa Phytochemical Co., Japan 1
University of Tokyo, Jepang 1
University of California, USA 1
Inst Econ Bot, New York Bot Garden, USA 1
University of Illinois, USA 2
Shaman Pharmaceut Inc, USA 1
University of Vienna, Austria 4
Leibniz Inst Pflanzenbiochem, Germany 1
Universitaet of Freiburg, Germany 2
Monash University, Australia 2
Sothern Cross University, Australia 1
University of Leeds, UK. 1
University of Nottingham, UK. 1
University of Cardiff, UK 1
AIDS Network Development Foundation 1
University of Alberta, Canada 1
University of Lausanne, Switzerland 1
University of Leiden, Netherlands 1
Total 42
In the development of herbal medicine in 1998-
2002, Thailand collaborated with several universities
and institutions from other countries. There were 42
documents (17.87%) were research collaboration with
other countries based on publication on local journal
(Figure 4). Thailand had the most research collaboration
to Japan, it is 20 documents or 47.62%.
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Figure 5: The list of countries that had
collaboration research on medicinal plants with
Thailand.
Institution Frequency
Japan 20
USA 5
Austria 4
Germany 3
Australia 3
UK. 3
AIDS Network Development
Foundation 1
Canada 1
Netherlands 1
Switzerland 1
The direction of medicinal plants research in
Thailand 1998-2002
The direction of the development of Thai medicinal
plants research in 1998-2002 generally still follow the
strategy made before, whereas there are some aspects
added especially related to modernize of traditional medicine
industry and to gain export. Basically, the direction
depends on the trend in the world. Thai government
defined six categories of direction of medicinal plants
development, as follows:
A. The development of medicinal plant on basic
research has four targets:
1. To seek of new sources of natural product;
2. To isolate, identify, and bioassay active
constituents including the essential oil for
aromatherapy;
3. To prepare herbal medicine on new dosage
form; and
4. Standardization and quality control.
B. The development of medicinal plant on modern
industry has of three targets:
2. Networking in production of traditional
medicine;
3. Regulations of herbal manufacturing
industry; and
4. Assessment quality, safety and efficacy.
C. The development of medicinal plant on application
has two 2 targets:
2. Using in local/governmental hospital as a
complement for modern medicine; and
3. High promotion in rural area.
D. The development of medicinal plant as an export
target as two targets: