Dr. Jenny Schulz Paludiculture in Mecklenburg Pomerania
PaludiMed GmbHSustainable SundewPaludiculture inMecklenburg PomeraniaBusiness and business content•Die PaludiMed GmbH is a Start-up from theUniversity of Greifswald•Sustainable Cultivation of Medical Peatland Plants (Sundew - Drosera) inPaludiculture•Distribution of Plants for pharmaceutical companiesApplication of Sundew•Sonnentau is a protected carnivore peatland plant – historically used since medieval times•Application in airway diseases (Asthma, Bronchitis)•Aplication as: Tinkture/extracs, infusion, cough sirup, homeopathics•Pharmacologically active compounds: Naphtochinones (7-Methyljuglone), Flavonoides, Plumbagin•Drosera rotundifolia higestconcentrations7-8 times higher concentrations ofpharmacologically active compoundsCurrent productsSundew herb (Drosera Herbae)for pharmaceutical buyers Herbal candies, organicallycertifiedThe callenge for buyers•Bisherige Beschaffung aus Wildsammlung, nicht nachhaltig•Keine Beschaffungssicherheit•Schwankende Qualität•Bisherige Kultivierungsversuche nicht zufriedenstellendMarkt PotentialSundew is an ingredient of 200-300 registered Pharmaceu ticals in Europe.The business idea•Pioneerproject of PaludicultureFirst –time cultivation of Sundewon a larger scale•Idea derives from Paludiculture(Palus lat. = Swamp), kind of a wetland agriculture•13% of the area of MP arepeatlands•GHG-emissions from thosedrained peatlands surpass those of industry and traffic together!SEITE 901234567öffentl. Strom- undFernwärmeversorgung Industrie Verkehr Kleinverbraucher Emissionen aus denMoorenEmissionsquellen Emissionen in Mio. Tonnen CO 2-eq.pro Jahr naturnahe/ ungenutzte Moore landwirtschaftlich genutzte Moore forstwirtschaftlich genutzte Moore Mt CO 2-eq yr -1Drained peatlands are the main source of GHG –Emiss ions inMV (1/3 of Total 6.2 Mio. t CO2 equ./ year )!Paludiculture benefits conservationaland economical aspects•Largest part of Sundew plant material derives from the col lection of wildplants (1-3 t)•Cultivation offers secure and stable supply, homogenity i n regard toQualitäy and controlled conditions (organic/ sustainabl e origin and freshmaterial)•Transparency of origin and handling of supplys•Mire protection : Conservation of the peat layer and new peat formation•Climat protection: GHG emissings fall – long term establishment of carbonsink•Nature Conservation: Paludicultures are a are a new habitat for peatlandspecies; Cultivation takes the pressure of natural popula tionsEstablishment of the paludiculturefield , June 2020Establishment of the paludiculture field, December 2020Establishment of the paludiculture field, December2020Establishment of the paludiculture field summer 2021Establishment of the paludiculture field summer 2021Establishment of the paludiculture field summer 2021Establishment of the paludiculturefield summer 2021Research and Development•Plant3 Projekt – Research into further pharmacological properties of Sundew (D.rotundifolia, D. intermedia)•Promising results – good activity against Candida, Pseudomonas and Staphylococcus in lowconcentrationsThank you !