Tuesday 4 August 2015

Ara Leaf of Boven Digoel Papua Claimed to Cure HIV/AIDS Says Many Witnesses now

It has been testified in various news in Papua as well as throughout Indonesia that "Ara Leaf" of Papua by Traditional Doctor Yulianus Mikan is believed and proved to cure many of those who were indicated with HIV/AIDS.

Yulianus J. Hisage, a local elder of the highlands of West Papua says he has been treating various patients of HIV/AIDS since 2018 and many of them have been completely freed from HIV/AIDS which has so far been known as incurable.

Yulianus Mikan says only with 30 liters of water that he produced can completely cure the HIV/AIDS. Mikan says 1.945 patiends has been cured completely so far.

Since August 2018, Ara Leaf of Traditional Doctor (Herbalist) Yulianus Mikan will be available at PAPUAmart.com Online and Offline shops.

PAPUAmart.com is the first Online Shop in West Papua that sells Papua Specialty Coffee, Wamena Single Origin and the Red Pandanus Oil (Minyak Buah Merah). The agreement between Yulianus Mikan and PAPUAmart.com will spread the information on the remarkable and miraculous Ara Leaf from Boven Digoel area of West Papua.


For Further Information please contact: papuamart@yahoo.com; info@papua.ws

Tuesday 2 June 2015

An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the eastern highlands of Papua New Guinea

Abstract

Background


The Eastern Highlands area of Papua New Guinea (PNG) has a rich tradition of medicinal plant use. However, rapid modernization is resulting in the loss of independent language traditions and consequently a loss of individuals knowledgeable in medicinal plant use. This report represents a program to document and preserve traditional knowledge concerning medicinal plant use in PNG. This report documents and compares traditional plant use in the Eastern Highlands districts of Unggai-Bena, Okapa, and Obura-Wonenara, and puts these new records in context of previously documented PNG medicinal plant use.

Methods


This manuscript is an annotated combination of Traditional Medicines survey reports generated by UPNG trainees using a survey questionnaire titled “Information sheet on traditional herbal reparations and medicinal plants of PNG”. The Traditional Medicines survey project is supported by WHO, US NIH and PNG governmental health care initiatives and funding.

Results


Overall, after “poisoning” (synonymous with “magic”) the most commonly recorded ailments addressed by medicinal plant use were pain, gynecological disease, gastrointestinal maladies, anemia or malnutrition and malaria. However, the recorded indications for plant use varied widely amongst the different survey locations. Unlike many areas of PNG, mixing of ingredients was the most common mode of preparation recorded, except for two areas where the consumption of fresh plant material was more common. Throughout the Eastern Highlands oral administration was most common, with topical application second. Overall, leaves were most commonly used in the preparations of the healers interviewed, followed by bark and stems. Several new medicinal uses of plants were also documented.

Conclusions


Collaboration between the WHO, UPNG and the PNG Department of Health initiated Traditional Medicine survey program in order to preserve traditional knowledge concerning medicinal plant use in PNG. This effort promotes integration of effective and accessible traditional practices with Western protocols. The Traditional Medicine surveys are particularly important because, in the absence of the clinical validation, the documentation of the consistent use of a given plant for specific indication by a large number of herbalists, across a wide range of ethnic traditions, maybe considered as a positive criterion for the promulgation of said use amongst PNG’s recently formed traditional healer associations.

Keywords: Papua New Guinea, Eastern Highlands, Medicinal Plants, Obura-Wonenara, Unggai-Bena, Okapa

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3549922/

Medicinal Plants in Papua New Guinea

WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific

Summary

Traditional medicine, including the knowledge, skills and practices of holistic health care, exists in all cultures. It is based on indigenous theories, beliefs and experiences and is widely accepted for its role in health maintenance and the treatment of disease.Medicinal plants are the main ingredients of local medicines, but rapid urbanization is leading to the loss of many important plants and knowledge of their use. To help preserve this knowledge and recognize the importance of medicinal plants to health care systems, the WHO Regional Office for the Western Pacific has published a series of books on Medicinal Plants in China, the Republic of Korea, Viet Nam and the South Pacific. Medicinal Plants in Papua New Guinea is the fifth in this series. This book covers only a small proportion of the immense knowledge on traditional medicine, the plant species from which they are derived, the diseases they can treat and the parts of the plants to be used. The diverse cultures, languages and traditional practices of Papua New Guinea made this a particularly challenging project. But we believe the information and accompanying references can provide useful information for scientists, doctors and other users.

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Assessment, Conservation and Development of PNG Biological Resources, AP 1

Introduction

AP 1 scientists oversee the many activities conducted in PNG that are essential for the accomplishment of ICBG goals.  Dr. Teatulohi Matainaho is responsible for the administration of all these elements within PNG.  Projects headed by investigators within UPNG are funded through the UPNG administrative structure.  Projects directed by investigators of the FRI are supported through subcontract mechanisms.

A major focus of AP 1 in this second round of funding will be the documentation of PNG traditional medicines and the preservation and study of indigenous knowledge concerning the use of the associated medicinal plants.  These activities provide opportunities for student training, botanical description of indigenous medicinal plants, and for the advancement of PNG’s new National Policy on Traditional Medicine.  Dr. Prem Rai (Professor of Pharmacy and Chairman of the Traditional Medicines Taskforce) and Dr. Matainaho will train senior pharmacy students at UPNG to conduct annual traditional medicine surveys, and to collect vouchers of medicinal plants.  These records will be entered into the Traditional Medicines Database maintained at UPNG.  Plant identification and assistance in voucher preparation will be provided by Dr. Osia Gideon, Director of the UPNG Herbarium, and his staff.  Dr. Matainaho will oversee student projects aimed at the extraction and screening of PNG medicinal plant collections at the bioassay laboratory within UPNG.  Traditional medicines that are the foci of student projects, and others selected by the PNG Traditional Medicines Taskforce, will be evaluated in this facility, in collaboration with AP 3 and AP 4, for validation of activity, identification of active metabolites, and for the standardization of preparations.

In addition to the identification of medicinal plants, ICBG botanists will participate in the conservation and botanical inventory activities of the CTFS/SIGEO forest dynamics plot in Wanang, PNG.  Dr. Matainaho will also work with PNG BioNET to provide administrative and financial support for further development of legislative initiatives concerning conservation of biodiversity, the protection of intellectual property rights (IPR), equitable access and benefit sharing (ABS) protocols in PNG.  AP 1 will foster conservation and educational outreach activities that are conducted as part of the Traditional Medicines Surveys, the Traditional Medicines Taskforce’s activities, ICBG botanical collection activities, and by PNG BioNET affiliated NGOs such as Conservation Melanesia.  Dr. Matainaho will also arrange the required collecting and export permits.

Complete Story: http://pharmacy.utah.edu/ICBG/AP1/ajax2.htm

Monday 1 June 2015

Papua Healing, Total Healing, Complete Healing

What I mean by Papua Healing is the healing of spirits, soul and body, to bring all three aspects of life into harmony.

I am not talking about taking medication, swallowing pills and tablets and following exercises as normally perceived and practiced. I am rather talking about the complete healing.

I am digging into Melanesian way of bringing healing, healing to individuals, healing to groups/ tribes, and healing to nations, healing spiritually, mentally and physically.