Department of Medicinal Botany

Division Integrated Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences
Great Department Medicinal Chemistry
Website http://www.pharm.kumamoto-u.ac.jp/yakusoen/plants-e.html
Staff
Associate professor Syoji Yahara
yaharas1@gpo.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
Research theme


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Pyracantha coccinea
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Mucuna semervirens
Our lab is devoted to elucidation of physiological activity materials from medicinal plants, genetic maintenance of medicinal plants, acquisition of medicinal plants, and cultivation of medicinal plants. Our current research projects are as follows;
  1. Molecule evaluation of estrogen receptor modulator from natural compounds.
  2. Molecule evaluation of active compounds from medicinal plants and crude drugs.
  3. Establishment of cultivation method of medicinal plants.
  4. Effective utilization of functional nature plants by Industry, University and Government cooperation.
  5. Ethnobotany .