Polish Herbal Committee’s Scientific Conference
19TH HERBAL ASSEMBLY
HERBS IN THE 21ST CENTURY
POSSIBILITIES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE HERBAL INDUSTRY
/ SAFETY OF USING MODERN PHYTOTHERAPY
The conference is organised by the Polish Herbal Committee together with the Phytotherapy Section of the Polish Medical Association and the Institute of Natural Fibres and Medicinal Plants National Research Institute
Date: 14-15 June 2024
Venue: Delicjusz Hotel, Poznańska 1 Street, Trzebaw, 62-060 Stęszew
First day of the conference
8:30-9:00 Registration of participants
9:00-9:30 Welcoming guests and an inaugural lecture
Michał Nowicki – a representative of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Medical Schools: Opportunities, directions, and the future of natural medicines in academic education
Session 1: Modern herbal practice and medicine in the world (international session / in English)
Session led by Marcin Ożarowski, Mariola Dreger
9:30 – 9:50 Jerzy Brzeziński
Use of artificial intelligence in modern medicine
9:50 – 10:10 Mathias Schmidt
Piper methysticum (Kava): Current drug regulatory status and international implications
10:10 – 10:30 Frank Marthe
St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) – beneficial for of Alzheimer’s disease complex?
10:30 – 10:50 Barbara Steinhoff
Medicinal Plants in the European Pharmacopoeia – current changes
10:50 – 11:10 Michael Schwarz
Contamination of raw plant materials and their analytics
11:10 – 11:30 Jörg Fahrer
Potency ranking of pyrrolizidine alkaloids in human liver cell models
11:30 – 12:00 Discussion
12:00 Opening of the poster session
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch break
Session 2: Herbal raw material management
Session led by Paweł Kędzierski, Zbigniew Ostasz
13:00 – 13:20 Jadwiga Andrzejewska/ Katarzyna Sadowska
Climate change and current conditionality of obtaining herbal raw material
13:20 – 13:40 Antoni Szumny
Falsification of essential oils, i.e., the struggle between reality and expectations
13:40 – 14:00 Artur Adamczak
Critical taxa, natural hybrids and polyploids, i.e., problems of taxonomists in herbal practise
14:00 – 14:20 Jakub Wendel, Dariusz Kaczmarek
Sourcing and managing of raw materials in Poznańskie Zakłady Zielarskie “Herbapol”
14:20 – 14:40 Katarzyna Wielgusz
Influence of the cultivation system of selected herbal plant species on the raw material quality
14:40 – 15:00 Discussion
15:00 – 15:30 Coffee break
Session 3: Directions of development of herbal practice and medicine
Session led by Małgorzata Kęsik-Brodacka, Dagmara Sasin
15:30 – 15:50 Małgorzata Sznitowska
Modification of the rate of release of active substances from plant products in tablet and capsule form
15:50 – 16:10 Marcin Ożarowski
Plant-based substances for veterinary use. Current state and perspectives
16:10 – 16:30 Angelika Kargulewicz
Herbs in dietetics & geriatric dietetics
16:30 – 16:50 Robert Nawrot
Understanding the molecular mechanisms responsible for the function of proteins associated with Chelidonium latex pathogenesis
16:50 – 17:10 Jerzy Jambor
Extraction of raw materials from plant origin – directions of development
17:10 – 17:30 Łukasz Sroczyński
Market for herbal products in Poland
17:30 – 17:50 Miłosz Regulski
Trends on the herbal products market
17:50 – 18:30 Discussion
Session 4 – parallel session: Safety of modern phytotherapy
Session led by Przemysław Mikołajczak, Marczyński
15:30 – 15:50 Małgorzata Kujawska
Bi-phasic response of phytochemicals and health consequences
15:50 – 16:10 Anna Kiss
Are plants included in dietary supplements always safe? – Potential hepato-, nephro- or cardiotoxic effects
16:10 – 16:30 Judyta Cielecka-Piontek
Safety of using medicinal marijuana
16:30 – 16:50 Justyna Stępkowska
Herbal medicines in general medical practice – a study of selected cases
16:50 – 17:10 Przemysław Mikołajczak
Safety of using herbal medicines in pregnant women
19:00 – 22:00 Dinner with an artistic performance
Second day of the conference
Session 5: Cannabis and its medical use
Session led by Przemysław Mikołajczak, Judyta Cielecka-Piontek
8:30 – 8:50 Przemysław Baraniecki
Significance and scope of cannabis cultivation in Poland
8:50 – 9:10 Karolina Wielgus
Cannabis in medicine – in the past and the present
9:10 – 9:30 Cezary Borowski
Cannabis products in medical practice
9:30 – 9:50 A representative of the Office for Registration of Medicinal Products, Medical Devices, and Biocidal Products
9:50 – 10:30 – Discussion
10:30 – 11:00 – Conclusion and end of the conference
General Board Office of the Polish Herbal Committee
71b Wojska Polskiego Street, 60-630 Poznań
Phone numbers: +48 61 84 55 819; +48 605 952 964
E-mail: pkz@pkz.pl