[MPWG] Nutritional & medicinal roles of wild rainforest products, seekin g for relevant publications and email list-serves information

[Herawati, Hety (CIFOR)]

> 		Request for information - significance of forest-derived
> nutrition and medicinals to human health 
> 
> 		We've been working on a literature review on nutritional and
> medicinal roles of wild rainforest products in contributing to human
> health. We have found considerable documentation about such products and
> their possible or assumed role in health. However, we have been surprised
> to find very little regarding their actual significance for health and
> nutrition. 
> 
> 		Documents already identified include the following: 
> 
> 			*	Chapters in Hladik, C.M.et al. (eds.), 1993
> Tropical Forests, People and Food:Biocultural Interactions and
> Applications to Development, vol. 13, Man and the Biosphere. UNESCO and
> The Parthenon Publishing Group, Paris, Lancs, New York.
> 			*    Melnyk, M.A., 1995 The Contributions of Forest
> Foods to the Livelihoods of the Huottuja (Piaroa) People of Southern
> Venezuela. Thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of
> Philosophy-University of London, London.
> 
> 			This seems very few considering the claims often
> made.  But maybe we have missed something ...?
> 
> 			We need to identify and obtain publications and
> references, including synthesis or case studies, that address the actual
> health role of forest products. 
> 
> 			Part of the difficulty we face is that such
> information may be scattered over many disciplines, making it easy to
> overlook key publications. We would appreciate your help. Thank you very
> much. 
> 
> 			Misa Kishi, MD, DrPH
> 			Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
> 
> 			Please send your messages to:
> 			Hety Herawati
> 			Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR)
> 			h.herawati at cgiar.org
> 
> 
>