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Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry

Vol. 9, Issue 4 (2020)

Conservation of medicinal plants: A review of threats and strategies

Author(s):

Rajmohan Sharma, Mujahida Sayyed and Rajkishor Bhatnagar

Abstract:

Medicinal plants encompass a wide array of species, each harbouring unique bioactive compound that contribute to their therapeutic properties. Importance of Medicinal Plants in health care and livelihood is well known fact. However, due to various factors severe depletion of the medicinal plant resources has been reported all over. Therefore, conserving medicinal plants is vital not only for the country’s ecosystem, but also for its thousands of ethnic communities. There is a need to take corrective measures to conserve and augment the medicinal plants resources in the State. In present study various methods of conservation of medicinal plants and available biodiversity is discussed. So that a proper road map prepared for conservation of rich biodiversity available in medicinal plants. This will also help in protecting the endangered species.

Pages: 1929-1931  |  352 Views  261 Downloads


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How to cite this article:
Rajmohan Sharma, Mujahida Sayyed and Rajkishor Bhatnagar. Conservation of medicinal plants: A review of threats and strategies. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2020;9(4):1929-1931.

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