[MPWG] Medicinal value of seed extract of Swietenia mahogoni

[Monica_Farris at fws.gov]

Swietenia mahagoni probably is extremely limited in the wild within the
species range, but technically the species is on Appendix II of CITES
(http://citestimber.fws.gov/mahogany/mahoganystatus.html) and is not listed
under the US Endangered Species Act.

Monica Farris
Senior Permit Biologist
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Division of Management Authority
4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Room 700
Arlington, VA 22203


                                                                                                                        
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Hello, Cuban Mahogany (Sweietenia mahogoni) is an endangered species.
Whatever it's medicinal value, there are bound to be more approproiate
substitutes.  Why not plant the seeds rather than consume them?

CITES regulates international trade in animal and plant species listed in
one of three appendices. The Parties have agreed to criteria and guidance
for amending Appendices I and II, and guidance for including a species in
Appendix III. The Parties have also adopted a resolution on CITES and
timber species. The Parties agreed that before introducing a proposal to
list a tree species in CITES, the proposing country should consult with
other international organizations with competence on timber and forestry
issues. They also agreed that any proposal to include timber in Appendix II
or III should indicate what parts and derivatives of that species will be
regulated (see CITES Annotations column on table below for Appendix-II and
-III species). Not all CITES-listed tree species are traded as timber; some
are traded as medicinal or hotricultural specimens (for example, Taxus and
palms)
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