Development of 'omics-based approaches to investigate labelling accuracy and legality of herbal medicine in Australia

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/1061329

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Herbal medicines such as tradition Chinese medicine (TCM) are popular across Australia, but little has been done to ensure they are accurately labeled, don’t contain adulterants and that ingredients are legal. Preliminary work suggests that TCM, even those approved by regulators, contain pharmaceuticals and illegal species. Our research will develop a new two-pronged DNA and toxicological auditing toolkit with the aim of providing accurate information on herbal medicines for sale in Australia.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2014

End Date: 01-01-2017

Funding Scheme: Project Grants

Funding Amount: $494,883.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Genetics not elsewhere classified

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

DNA sequencing | bioinformatics | genetics | herbal medicines | legal issues | safety

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