Ethnopharmacology and Zoopharmacognosy

In the Bwindi rainforest, a mother gorilla holds her baby close as rain pours down, highlighting their bond and resilience.

A visual collage depicting the diverse elements of ethnopharmacology

A visual collage showing current members of the research group, their names, and handles for the group’s social media channels

This collage shows extractions procedures and examples of the steadily growing extract library created by Dr. Fabien Schultz.

The photo shows two research group members with a group of Batwa communitiy members. The community lives remotely at the edge of the Bwindi Impenetrable Rainforest of Uganda, and has participated in one of the research group’s ethnopharmacological studies.

The photo shows renowned primatologist and UN Messenger of Peace Dr. Jane Goodall and researcher group leader Dr. Fabien Schultz, while discussing about about their project collaboration at her study site in Gombe, Tanzania

©Inken Dworak-Schultz©Inken Dworak-Schultz / Fabien Schultz©Fabien Schultz, Urheberrechte Fotos gemischt: Fabien Schultz / Elodie Freymann / Henrike Wurm / Kandace Baez / Alex Olengo / Bamidele Olorunsola©Fabien Schultz / Tabitha Iker©Inken Dworak-Schultz / Fabien Schult©Fabien Schultz / Jane Goodall Institute

Overview

The junior research group Ethnopharmacology and Zoopharmacognosy conducts studies in two interdisciplinary study fields:

1. Ethnopharmacology: The science of ethnopharmacology seeks to investigate humankind’s use of natural materials for medicinal purposes, such as plants, fungi, or insects.

2. Zoopharmacognosy: Zoopharmacognosy is the science of animal self-medication and the pharmacological investigation of their drugs.

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Research Group Leader

Dr Fabien Schultz

phone: +49 40 285380-997

email: fabien.schultz@bnitm.de

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Dr Fabien Schultz

Ethnopharmacology and Zoopharmacognosy