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WELCOME TO UCL SPICES AND MEDICINE

an interdisciplinary UCL student-led initiative focusing on the use of potent substances across time, cultures, and contexts

Who we are:

• UCL Spices and Medicine is an interdisciplinary UCL student-led initiative that aims to showcase research relating to the interface between food, medicine, and culture to the present day and its relevance across different academic fields, and to foster collaborations within UCL and between institutions around the world. We are based at the UCL School of Pharmacy but welcome students and interested individuals from all fields.

Our Member and Collaborator affiliations include:

• • UCL China Centre for Health and Humanity
  • UCL Institute for Global Health
  • UCL Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine
  • The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
  • University of Westminster
  • University of Kent

If you would like to get involved, or have any queries, please contact Marianne Jen Datiles at: UCLSpicesandMedicine @ gmail.com

• Chocolate derives from Theobroma cacao, 'the food of the gods'.
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• Bixa orellana L., achiote, as illustrated in Juan Navarro's Historia Natural o Jardin Americano (1801). Achiote is known for its vibrant red colour, and is used in many cosmetics, in body paint, and as a food coloring.
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• Dr. Vivienne Lo, Head of UCL's China Centre for Health and Humanity, presents at the 2013 UCL Spices and Medicine conference.
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• UCL Spices and Medicine offers students and academics a platform to share and discuss ongoing research.
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• Dr. Tony Booker speaks at the 2013 Spices and Medicine conference, sponsored by the British Society for the History of Science and London BioNat.
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• Prof Michael Heinrich, Head of UCL SoP's Biodiversity and Medicines research cluster, speaks at the 2013 Spices and Medicine conference, hosted by the UCL School of Pharmacy in collaboration with the UCL School of European Languages, Culture and Society and the UCL China Centre for Health and Humanity.
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• Participants mingle, discuss presentations and posters, and engage with researchers at the reception for the 2013 UCL Spices and Medicine conference.
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• Chocolate derives from Theobroma cacao, 'the food of the gods'.
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• Indian_Market_by_Suky_Bahmra
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• Jen Datiles (UCL) and Daniela Sikora (BMA) at the BMA Mind Garden events, June 2016
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• M. Jen Datiles presents at the BMA, 18th June 2016
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• Tony Booker (UCL) presents at the BMA, 18th June 2016.
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• UCL Spices Herb Jars
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