Dr. SOEURN Visal
The use of plants as medicines has a long history in the treatment of various diseases in Cambodia. Plants especially those with ethnopharmacological uses have been the primary sources of medicine for early drug discovery. However, with its limited infrastructure and lack of expertise, Cambodia could not actively get involved in herbal drug discovery.
Recognizing this importance UPs Dr. Chea Sin, Dean of Faculty of Pharmacy and Dr. Keo Samell, the head of Pharmacognosy are taking part in the World Union for Herbal Drug Discovery in a hope of activating this vital pharmaceutical domain in Cambodia. In the future, there will be not only the
research activities on herbal drug discovery but the standardized natural products will be also available for sale at UP
