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issue
107
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january 2005
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some current patents
Examples
of patented plants, which are important in
everyday life for numerous communities and
Indigenous Peoples in their diets,
spiritual and health care practices.
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Ayahuasca: A sacred plant used by
indigenous peoples in Amazonia for
medicinal and spiritual rites, patented
by Loren Miller.
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Maca: A plant used for the diet and
for pharmacology in Peru, patented by
Pure World Botanicals Inc and Biotics
Research Corp.
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Quinoa: A grain eaten in Latin
America with high nutritional value,
patented by two researchers at the
University of Colorado.
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Tepezcohuite: Used by the Maya people
against burns because of its
anti-inflammatory properties, patented by
Dr. Leon Roque.
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Rupununine: Used in traditional
medicine for heart and neurological
diseases and for the control of tumours
and fertility, patented by Gorinsky.
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Basmati rice: India’s most well known
rice bred and nurtured for thousands of
years by local communities, patented by a
US Company, Rice Tec.
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Nap HalWheat: A variety of wheat used
to make Chapati bread, a staple of
Northern India, patented by
Monsanto.
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Atta: Whole-grain wheat flour used in
India patented by Conagra.
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