News (Media Awareness Project) - Brazil: Ayahuasca Patent |
| Title: | Brazil: Ayahuasca Patent |
| Published On: | 1999-04-11 |
| Source: | Guardian, The (UK) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-09-06 08:32:08 |
AYAHUASCA PATENT
Tribes in the Amazon rainforest have appealed against a patent granted in
the United States on one of their most
sacred plants, ayahuasca. It is believed to be the first time a native group
has sought to revoke a plant patent on medicinal and cermonial grounds.
Tribes in the Amazon rainforest have appealed against a patent granted in
the United States on one of their most
sacred plants, ayahuasca. It is believed to be the first time a native group
has sought to revoke a plant patent on medicinal and cermonial grounds.
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