Christophe Wiart (born August 12, 1967) is a French scientist. His fields of expertise are

Asia Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an area ...

ethnopharmacology Ethnomedicine is a study or comparison of the traditional medicine based on bioactive compounds in plants and animals and practiced by various ethnic groups, especially those with little access to western medicines, e.g., indigenous peoples. Th ...

chemotaxonomy Webster's Dictionary, Merriam-Webster defines ''chemotaxonomy'' as the method of biology, biological classification based on similarities and dissimilarity in the structure of certain chemical compound, compounds among the organisms being classifi ...

and

ethnobotany Ethnobotany is the study of a region's plants and their practical uses through the traditional knowledge of a local culture and people. An ethnobotanist thus strives to document the local customs involving the practical uses of local flora for m ...

.Christophe Wiart on nottingham.ac.uk
accessed December 18, 2015 He has collected, identified and classified several hundred species of medicinal plants of

India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the so ...

Southeast Asia Southeast Asia, also spelled South East Asia and South-East Asia, and also known as Southeastern Asia, South-eastern Asia or SEA, is the geographical United Nations geoscheme for Asia#South-eastern Asia, south-eastern region of Asia, consistin ...

and

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

Research Interest

Ethnopharmacology of medicinal plants in Asia Pacific; bioprospection, collection and identification of medicinal botanical samples and

phytochemical Phytochemicals are chemical compounds produced by plants, generally to help them resist fungi, bacteria and plant virus infections, and also consumption by insects and other animals. The name comes . Some phytochemicals have been used as poisons ...

and

pharmacological Pharmacology is a branch of medicine, biology and pharmaceutical sciences concerned with drug or medication action, where a drug may be defined as any artificial, natural, or endogenous (from within the body) molecule which exerts a biochemica ...

study for the identification of lead compounds as novel

antibacterial An antibiotic is a type of antimicrobial substance active against bacteria. It is the most important type of antibacterial agent for fighting bacterial infections, and antibiotic medications are widely used in the treatment and prevention of ...

anticancer An anticarcinogen (also known as a carcinopreventive agent) is a substance that counteracts the effects of a carcinogen or inhibits the development of cancer. Anticarcinogens are different from anticarcinoma agents (also known as anticancer or ant ...

, and

antioxidant Antioxidants are compounds that inhibit oxidation, a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals. This can lead to polymerization and other chain reactions. They are frequently added to industrial products, such as fuels and lubricant ...

principles from rare plants from the

rainforest Rainforests are characterized by a closed and continuous tree canopy, moisture-dependent vegetation, the presence of epiphytes and lianas and the absence of wildfire. Rainforest can be classified as tropical rainforest or temperate rainfores ...

of Southeast Asia.

Published Books

Christophe Wiart has authored several books of which: *Wiart C., (2000), Medicinal Plants of Southeast Asia, Pelanduk Publisher, Kuala Lumpur.100pp. *Wiart C. and Kumar A., (2000), Practical Handbook of Pharmacognosy, Prentice Hall, Kuala Lumpur.100pp *Wiart C., (2002), Medicinal Plants of Southeast Asia, second edition, Prentice Hall, Kuala Lumpur. Preface of Professor Guy Mazars, (University Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, President of The European Society of Ethnopharmacology) and reviewed by Professor Waterman (South Cross University, Australia).300pp. *Wiart C (2005), “Antibacterial activity of medicinal plants used for traditional medicine in the State of Perak, Malaysia”. In Ethnomedicine, Der Grosse Leibeiker, Germany. *Wiart C., (2006), Medicinal Plants of the Asia-Pacific: Drugs from the Future? WorldScientific, Singapore. Preface of Professor Norman Farnsworth (University of Illinois, USA), Professor Nina Etkin (University of Hawaii) and Professor Elizabeth Williamson (London, UK). 800pp. *Wiart C., (2006), Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants: Asia and the Pacific. Humana Press, USA. 400pp. *Wiart C., (2006), Medicinal Plants of Asia and the Pacific CRC Press, USA. 300 pp. *Wiart C.,(2009), Medicinal Plants from the East. University of Nottingham Press, UK. 800 pp. *Wiart C., (2010), Medicinal Fruit Trees of Southeast Asia. In Genetic Resources, chromosome engineering, and crop improvement edited by Ram J. Singh. Vol. 6. CRC Press. USA (In Press)

Television Appearances

Dr. Christophe Wiart appeared on HBO's

Vice A vice is a practice, behaviour, or habit generally considered immoral, sinful, criminal, rude, taboo, depraved, degrading, deviant or perverted in the associated society. In more minor usage, vice can refer to a fault, a negative character tra ...

in season 3, episode 6 (episode 28 of the series), titled "The Post-Antibiotic World & Indonesia's Palm Bomb." This episode aired on April 17, 2015. This episode highlighted the need to find new treatments for infections that were previously treatable with antibiotics, but are now resistant to multiple drugs. “The last hope for the human race’s survival, I believe, is in the rainforests of tropical Asia,” said ethnopharmacologist Dr. Christophe Wiart. “The pharmaceutical wealth of this land is immense.”

References

External links

Christophe Wiart official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wiart, Christophe French anthropologists French pharmacologists Pharmacognosy Living people Academics of the University of Nottingham 1967 births