Investigation on Traditional Medicine system and Natural Drug Resources in Vietnam, Myanmar and Indoneisa

越南：进行了实地调查，采访了传统医生，并从（a）Phu Quac岛B）宁顺、萨帕、Deienbin和Namudein的Cham少数民族地区（Champa）收集了原料药。缅甸：访问了（a）仰光、Thandwae、Taung-gyi、Hindata、Pathein的传统医药医院和药房，收集了关于传统医药的资料，采访了治疗师。B）访问了曼德勒、东枝和平达亚，并收集了原料药。研究了发酵牛尿药的制备、使用及功效。印度尼西亚：在苏拉威西岛进行沉香木的实地调查。收集了沉香树的栽培、沉香木的真菌侵染、沉香木的质量评价和保存方法等资料。B）访问了泗水、马都拉、辛加拉哈和班于旺吉的治疗师，并收集了关于传统Jamu药物的信息。日本：对在实地调查期间收集的生药进行了抗疟疾、抗高尿酸血症、抗癌（重点是胰腺癌）和脑源性神经营养因子（BDNF）活性的筛选。从活性植物中鉴定出主要活性成分，并将实地调查和采访的信息以新闻通讯的形式发表。

Vietnam : Conducted field investigation and interviewed traditional doctors and collected of crude drugs from a) Phu Quac island b) Cham ethnic minority area (Champa) in Ninh Thuan Raokai, Sapa, Deienbin and Namudein.Myanmar : Visited the traditional medicinal hospitals and dispensaries in a) Yangon, Thandwae, Taung-gyi, Hindata, Pathein and collected information on traditional medicines, interviewed the healers. b) Visited Mandalay, Taung-gyi and Pindaya and collected crude drugs. Studied the preparation of fermented Cows urine medicine, its use and efficacy.Indonesia : Conducted field survey of agarwood in Sulawesi. Information were collected on the cultivation of Aquilaria trees, infection by fungus to produce agarwood, quality evaluation and conservation methods. b) Interviewed healers from Surabaya, Madura, Singaraja and Banyuwangi, and collected information about traditional Jamu medicines.Japan : The collected crude drugs during field investigation were screened for their anti-malaria, anti-hyperurecemia, anti-cancer (with focus on Pancreatic cancer) and brain derived neurotrophic factors (BDNF) activities. From the active plants, the principle active constituents were identified.Information on the field survey and interviews were also published as news letters.