{"id":353,"date":"2026-01-02T00:04:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T00:04:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/?page_id=353"},"modified":"2026-01-05T19:34:28","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T19:34:28","slug":"research-projects","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/research-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Research projects"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;sec-sciencebnr&#8221;][vc_row content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221;][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Research projects&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h4|text_align:left|color:%231a2017&#8243; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Exploring nature through research, <strong>one project at a time<\/strong>&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h2|text_align:left|color:%231b330d&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221;][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Explore our ongoing research and discover past projects that have shaped E&amp;Z\u2019s scientific journey.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; el_class=&#8221;projects-sec&#8221;][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n    <!-- Bootstrap 4 Tabs -->\n    <ul class=\"nav nav-tabs\" id=\"projectsTab\" role=\"tablist\">\n        <li class=\"nav-item\">\n            <a class=\"nav-link active\" id=\"current-projects-tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#current-projects\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"current-projects\" aria-selected=\"true\">Current Projects<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n        <li class=\"nav-item\">\n            <a class=\"nav-link\" id=\"past-projects-tab\" data-toggle=\"tab\" href=\"#past-projects\" role=\"tab\" aria-controls=\"past-projects\" aria-selected=\"false\">Past Projects<\/a>\n        <\/li>\n    <\/ul>\n\n    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class=\"btn btn-primary\">Learn More <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Frame-13.svg\"><\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"imag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rectangle-3-4-300x221.png\" class=\"card-img-top\" alt=\"SpiriPharm Project\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"col-md-12 mb-12\">\n                            <div class=\"card h-100\">\n                                <div class=\"card-body\">\n                                    <h5 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/research-projects\/scicomm_spiripharm-project\/\">SciComm_SpiriPharm project<\/a><\/h5>\n                                    <p class=\"card-text\">Additional funding for science communication in the SpiriPharm project<\/p>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/research-projects\/scicomm_spiripharm-project\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Learn More <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Frame-13.svg\"><\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"imag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rectangle-3-5-300x221.png\" class=\"card-img-top\" alt=\"SciComm_SpiriPharm project\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"col-md-12 mb-12\">\n                            <div class=\"card h-100\">\n                                <div class=\"card-body\">\n                                    <h5 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/research-projects\/traceplant\/\">TRACEPLANT<\/a><\/h5>\n                                    <p class=\"card-text\">Tracing medical plants\u2019 origins with blockchain solutions<\/p>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/research-projects\/traceplant\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Learn More <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Frame-13.svg\"><\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"imag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-1-300x226.png\" class=\"card-img-top\" alt=\"TRACEPLANT\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        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Elgon elephants<\/p>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/research-projects\/elephantmed-project\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Learn More <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Frame-13.svg\"><\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"imag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-1-1-300x230.png\" class=\"card-img-top\" alt=\"ElephantMed Project\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"col-md-12 mb-12\">\n                            <div class=\"card h-100\">\n                                <div class=\"card-body\">\n                                    <h5 class=\"card-title\"><a 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src=\"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Frame-13.svg\"><\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"imag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-37.png\" class=\"card-img-top\" alt=\"Stingless bees project\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"col-md-12 mb-12\">\n                            <div class=\"card h-100\">\n                                <div class=\"card-body\">\n                                    <h5 class=\"card-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/research-projects\/medieval-plants-project\/\">Medieval plants project<\/a><\/h5>\n                                    <p class=\"card-text\">Bridging history and science by testing whether medieval herbal recipes can provide modern solutions for fighting bacteria and inhibiting inflammation<\/p>\n                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/research-projects\/medieval-plants-project\/\" class=\"btn btn-primary\">Learn More <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Frame-13.svg\"><\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"imag\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dla-dev.com\/ethnopharmacology\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Rectangle-3-8-300x221.png\" class=\"card-img-top\" alt=\"Medieval plants project\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"col-md-12 mb-12\">\n                            <div class=\"card h-100\">\n                                <div 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