Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology

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Project's title	Standardization of medicinal plant and manufacture of hepatoprotective product from genus Helicteres in Dak Nong province
Project’s code	UDNGDP.02/19-20
Research hosting institution	Institute of Tropical Biology
Coordinating unit, co-chair	Dak Nong Provincial People’s Committee
Job Title, The rank of a Professor, Academic degree	Dr. Bui Dinh Thach
Project duration	01/01/2019 - 31/12/2020
Project’s budget	1,379,947,000 VND
Classify	Excellent
Goal and objectives of the project	Determination of botanical properties, biological activity and manufacture of hepatoprotective product from genus Helicteres in Dak Nong province.
Main results	Theoretical results: - Seven species in genus Helicteres have identified in Daknong province. Among them, Helicteres daknongensis is a new discovered species. - Helicteres isora L. is the best hepatoprotective species among the collected ones. - We have established of standard of H. isora L. extract based on Vietnamese Pharmacopoeia V. - A process for preparing film-coated tablets containing H. isora L. extract has been established. Applied results: The process of preparing film coated tablets containing H. isora L. extract has been applied at Gene World company.
Novelty and actuality and scientific meaningfulness of the results	+ A new species. + Health-protective product from genus Helicteres.
Products of the project	Scientific papers in referred journals (list): - Nghia Son HOANG, Dinh Thach BUI, Tran Nhan Tam NGUYEN, Van Son DANG. 2020. A new species of Helicteres (Malvaceae) from southern Vietnam. Taiwania 65(3): 321‒325. DOI: 10.6165/tai.2020.65.321. *Technological products (describe in details: technical characteristics, place):* - 5000 health-protective film-coated tablets containing H. isora L. extract stored at the Institute of Tropical Biology. - Trademark: National Office of Intellectual Property of Vietnam has accepted the our application. - Participation in master training: A student has defenced of the thesis; A student is writing of the thesis.
Research region	Gene World company
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