Short Courses
Short Course on Traditional Medicine Development Level I
The Institute of Traditional Medicine (ITM) is advertising five days short course on Traditional Medicine Development level I starting 28 September to 3 October, 2020 the applications are open from 15th July, 2020 and the closing date for receiving application and payment is 4th September, 2020. Download the Advert and Application Form.
Short Course on Traditional Medicine Development Level II
The Institute of Traditional Medicine (ITM) is advertising five days short course on Traditional Medicine Development level II starting from 5th to 9th October, 2020. The applications are open from 15th July, 2020 and the closing date for receiving application and payment is 4th September, 2020. Download the Advert and Application Form.
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Major Achievements
The Institute has been able to do ethnobotanical studies in 16 regions of Tanzania mainland.The Institute has over 10,000 vouchers specimen records corresponding to over 2500 medicinal plant species collected from the different regions of Tanzania.
Since 2013, the Institute has been conducting short-term training to Traditional Health Practitioners (THPs) and by 2017 it had trained more than 170 THPs.
Research at the Institute has resulted to over300 publications and formulation of scientifically proved herbal medicines. Currently the Institute has 14 herbal products for the treatment various ailments including, benign prostatic hypetrophy, liver cirrhosis, asthma, peptic ulcers, coughs and malaria. Two products are patented and four products are registered with TFDA
Potential Public Service and Consultancy
The Institute can provide professional technical advice on:
Pharmacological and toxicological screening of medicinal plants and traditional medicines
Use of plants for health and food
Phytochemical analysis of medicinal plants
Qualitative analysis of medicinal plants
Taxonomic work
Potential areas for joint venture and Investment
The Institute is interested in joint ventures with investors in the following areas: -
Production and promotion of herbal or plant based medicinal products.
Formulation of whole or partially separated extracts of known medicinal plants like Prunusafricana, Centellaasiatica, Artemisia annua, Zingiberofficinalis(ginger), garlic, Senna and many others.
Research for treatment of any general human ailments including diseases like Malaria, HIV/AIDS, Diabetes, Cancer, Hypertension, Asthma, Epilepsy, Psychosis and other conditions
Promotion of community based cultivation of medicinal plant
Cultivation of medicinal plants
Existing partnerships with private entrepreneurs
The Institute has two signed agreements with private entrepreneurs for distribution of four of its products; Mangifera cream, Ravo cream, Morizella® juice (sweet) and Morizella® juice (sugar free)
Contact US
INSTITUTE OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINE
P.O. Box 65001, Dar es Salaam,
E-mail: ditm@muhas.ac.tz
Direct Line: 21500096, 2150302-6 Ext 216, 2150302-6 Ext. 262