Thu 30-5
9:00 - 9:30
Opening ceremony: Welcome address of President of the Dutch Society for Phytotherapy and the Congress Organizing Committee – G. Hoogsteen, MD & D. Meijer, MD (NL)
Herbal medicines for global health challenges
9:30 - 10:00
KN I Overcoming global healthcare challenges - herbal medicines in infection and immunity – Prof. M. Heinrich (UK)
10:00 - 10:30
KN II Nasturtium and Horseradish: from Monastery to Evidence-Based Medicine – Dr. S. Chrubasik (DE)
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break
11:00 - 11:30
KN III The role of herbal medicine within microbiome-gut-brain-axis and mental health – Prof. R. Bauer (AT)
11:30 - 12:00
KN IV Impact of early life nutrition on immune health and consequences for later life – Prof. J. Garssen (NL)
12:00 - 12:15
SC-1 Study of the prebiotic potential of Althaea officinalis L. root extract using the high throughput ex vivo technology SIFR® - Dr. P. van den Abbeel (BE)
12:15 - 12:30
SC-2 New contributions to deepen the presumption of quality-based safety in the consumption of garden Nasturtium flowers – the role of volatilome – Dr. M.C. Costa and J. Camara (PT)
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
Bacterial biofilms as an emerging therapeutic challenge and the role of phytogenics
13:30 - 14:00
KN V Bacterial biofilm as a therapeutic challenge: Application of plant products for treatment of bacterial biofilm infections – Prof. Ana M. Sousa (PT)
14:00 - 14:30
KN VI Natural products as biofilm inhibitors of multidrug-resistant E.coli – Dr. Nadin Schultze (DE)
14:30 - 14:45
SC-3 South African plant-derived extracts and fractions reduce biofilms of bacteria isolated from milk of dairy cows with clinical mastitis – Dr. L. McGaw (SA)
14:45 - 15:00
SC-4 Evaluation of phytotherapeutic effects on wound healing: Insights from ex vivo scratch assay analyses – Dr. N.P. Hoff (DE)
15:00 - 15:30
Tea break and poster viewing
The Role of Phytotherapy in Reducing Antibiotic Overuse: Round Table discussion
15:30 - 17:00
Introduction: Echinacea Reduces Antibiotics by Preventing Respiratory
Infections: A Meta-Analysis (ERA-PRIMA) – Dr. R. Schoop (CH)
With Prof. R. Bauer (AT), Prof. M. Heinrich (UK), Prof. R. Stange (DE), Dr. Mercedes Ogal (CH), Dr. R. Schoop (CH), Prof. Johanna Fink-Gremmels (NL)
17:00 - 17:30
Poster discussions & Drinks
Fri 31-5
Phytotherapy in children and phytogenics in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders
8:30 - 9:00
KN VII Upper respiratory tract infections: prophylaxis and treatment concepts in childhood - Dr. Mercedes Ogal (CH)
9:00 - 9:30
KN VIII Optimized dosing regimens of phytotherapeutics for use in children - Prof. A. Hensel, C. Hensen (DE)
9:30 - 10:00
KN IX Assessment of herbal medicinal products vs. food supplements: Legal
background and current developments – Dr. Barbara Steinhoff (DE)
10:00 - 10:15
SC-5 The reality of food supplements containing botanicals: analytical investigations indicate exciting claims and reveal potential food fraud - A. Brouns, M. Lechtenberg, Prof. A. Hensel (DE)
10:15 - 10:30
SC-6 ESCOP and a qualitative study about medical students’ atitudes towards
phytopharmaceuticals - Dr. L. Krenn (AT)
10:30 - 11:00
Coffee break and poster viewing
Phytogenics for intestinal and metabolic disorders
11:00 - 11:15
SC-7 Gender differences in the treatment of functional dyspepsia? Data from the geriatric populaton - Dr. J. Worbs, E. Complido, O. Kelber, K. Nieber
11:15 - 11:30
SC-8 Silexan is effective in patients with a major depressive episode of mild to moderate severity. - Dr. S. Klement (DE)
11:30 - 11:45
SC-9 Anti-inflammatory action of a mucosa protective agent, marshmallow root extract, in endothelial cells, fibroblasts and macrophages in vitro - Dr. O. Kelber (DE)
11:45 - 12:00
SC-10 Rice bran extract modulates gut dysbiosis and TLR4/NF-κB signaling in
experimental colitis - Prof. M.T. Khayyal (Egypt)
12:00 - 12:15
SC-11 Lupeol a novel compound for metabolic diseases: Cellular and molecular
approach - Prof. H. Malekinejad (IR)
12:15 - 12:30
SC-12 Reporting practices in PROSPERO for medicinal plant extracts and herbal
medicines: An evaluation of registered studies in terms of their description of the study materials - Dr. B. Jalil, M. Manael, Prof. M. Heinrich (UK)
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
Medicinal plants: One Health - One World
13:30 - 13:50
KN X Medicinal plants for animal health care: Translating tradition into modern
veterinary medicine - Dr. T. Schlitenlacher (CH)
13:50 - 14:10
KN XI Phytogenics in prophylactic nutrition of young animals - Prof. C. Smits (NL)
14:10 - 14:30
KN XII Eubioitcs: solutions root in nature - Drs S. de Snoek (NL)
14:30 - 14:50
KN XIII Revisiting Traditional Herbal Medicine by Metabolomics Approach - Dr. Mei Wang (NL)
14:50 - 15:05
SC-13 Systemic effects out of the non-specific - suggestions from working with
Tibetan formulas - Dr. H. Schwabl (CH)
15:05 - 15:20
SC-14 The history of European herbal medicine in Japan and its influence on Kampo - Prof. K. Kuchta (DE)
15:20 - 15:40
SC-15 Why do we still need information from folk medicine? - Prof. Tinde van Andel (NL)
15:40 - 16:15
Young scientist awards; Closing ceremony and invitation to the next Tetranational Congress - Prof. R. Verpoorte, Dr. Mei Wang