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Aboriginal bush medicine - Coggle Diagram
Aboriginal bush medicine
Smoke bush
About the plant
Natural healing properties
Potential source for various diseases
HIV/AIDS
contains active ingredient conocurovone
Can destroy HIV virus in low concentrations
Cancer
Located in south west WA
Big wooly like flowers resemble smoke
Issues with recognition
USA filed for a patent
Would've had exclusive licensing rights
Could restrict use of bush by aboriginal people
Exclusive use of plant
WA gov has power to grant licensing rights & commercial ideas
No involvement w/ aboriginal ppl
Did not receive money when product sold
AMRAD paid for exclusive rights to smoke bush
$100 mill in royalties
No acknowledgment, royalties or compensation for aboriginal people
Bush medicine
Certain endemic plants have natural healing qualities
Antiseptic
Antimicrobial
Examples
Tea tree oil
Antiseptic
Treat wounds and infections
Eucalyptus oil
Antimicrobial and antiseptic
Used commercially
Mouthwash
Throat lozenges
Cough suppressants
Kakadu plum
Richest source of vitamin C
Essential for growth & repair
Emu bush
Use leaves for antiseptic solution
Treat wounds
Sterilise
Has same antibacterial qualities as antibiotics
Kangaroo apple
Reduce swelling and inflammation
Contains steroid important for production of cortisone
Prevents release of substances that cause swell
Recognition and protection
Intellectual property rights of indigenous ppl not well supported
Aboriginal ppl have been using bush medicine for thousand of yrs
Need to be considered
Right to accessing plants should not be taken away
Should be properly acknowledged
Passed down verbally
No written or visual proof of knowledge
Researchers can use knowledge w/o consent
Makes it difficult to attribute conpyright protection to specific person
Creator's work has sole right to make profit
Traditional healing have been incorporated in western medicine
Indigenous ppl's Intellectual property should be protected and acknowledged
Valuable source of knowledge needs to be preserved for future generations