I would greatly appreciate any leads concerning the following matter: it is well known that many patented drugs were 'discovered' by studying the medicinal properties of various plants that were well known by practitioners of traditional medicine in developing countries. It was suggested (when? by whom?) that these countries somehow obtain patents or rights to some of the profits generated by these drugs. Does anyone have references on this? Dr. F. Houle, Consultant, Health Communication and Information Systems ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com