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Title Conservation and utilization of threatened medicinal plants / P.E. Rajasekharan, Shabir Hussain Wani, editors
Published Cham : Springer, 2020

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Description 1 online resource (xviii, 565 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Contents Intro -- Foreword -- Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- Contributors -- Part I: Genetic Resources of Threatened Medicinal Plants at Crossroads -- Chapter 1: Distribution, Diversity, Conservation and Utilization of Threatened Medicinal Plants -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Distribution -- 1.3 Medicinal Plant Wealth of India -- 1.4 Threatened and Endemic Plants of Indian Region -- 1.4.1 Distribution of Medicinal Plants by Habitats -- 1.4.2 Distribution of Threatened Medicinal Plants -- 1.4.3 Threatened Medicinal Plant Resource Base -- 1.4.4 Current Status of Endangered Plants in India
1.4.5 Methodology for Assessment of Status of Plants: CAMP -- 1.5 Collection and Conservation Efforts Undertaken -- 1.6 Conservation Strategy -- 1.6.1 In Situ Conservation -- 1.6.1.1 Advantages of In Situ Conservation -- 1.6.2 Ex Situ Conservation -- 1.7 Medicinal Plant Conservation Areas (MPCAs) -- 1.8 Medicinal Plant Development Areas (MPDAs) -- 1.9 Sacred Groves -- 1.10 Seed Gene Banks -- 1.11 Botanical or Herbal Gardens -- 1.12 Ex Situ Conservation -- 1.12.1 Conservation of Plants -- 1.12.2 Conservation of Seeds -- 1.12.3 Conservation of Tissues -- 1.13 Way Forward -- References
Chapter 2: Threatened Medicinal Plants of Eastern Ghats and Their Conservation -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Eastern Ghats -- 2.3 Status of Medicinal Plant Genetic Resources in Eastern Ghats -- 2.4 Traditional Knowledge on Threatened Medicinal Plant Systems -- 2.5 Medicinal Plant Wealth in Traditional Health Practices -- 2.5.1 Abortifacients -- 2.5.2 Antidote for Poisonous Bites (Snakes, Scorpion) -- 2.5.3 Antifertility (Contraceptives) -- 2.5.4 Aphrodisiacs and Nervine -- 2.5.5 Arthritis, Body Pains, and Fits -- 2.5.6 Child Care -- 2.5.7 Cough and Cold -- 2.5.8 Diabetes
2.5.9 Diarrhea and Dysentery -- 2.5.10 Dysmenorrhea -- 2.5.11 Epilepsy -- 2.5.12 Eye Diseases -- 2.5.13 Facial Paralysis -- 2.5.14 Fertility-Promoting Plants -- 2.5.15 Heart Disorders -- 2.5.16 Hepatic Disorders -- 2.6 Immunity Modulators -- 2.6.1 Leucorrhea -- 2.6.2 Malaria and Other Fevers -- 2.6.3 Miscarriage of Pregnancy -- 2.6.4 Menorrhagia -- 2.6.5 Mother Care -- 2.6.6 Paralysis -- 2.6.7 Respiratory Disorders -- 2.6.8 Skin Diseases -- 2.6.9 Viral, Bacterial, and Fungal Attacks -- 2.7 Conservation Strategies for Threatened Medicinal Plants -- 2.8 Conclusion and Way Forward -- References
Chapter 3: Indian Medicinal Plants Database (IMPLAD) and Threatened Medicinal Plants of India -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Objectives of the Medicinal Plant Database -- 3.2.1 Target Users of the IMPLAD -- 3.3 Methodology -- 3.3.1 The Database Architecture and Access -- 3.3.1.1 Components of the IMPLAD Database -- 3.3.2 Determination of the Workflow of the Database -- 3.3.3 Organization of Information -- 3.3.4 Botanicals and Nomenclature Correlation Exercise -- 3.3.5 ISM Database Section of Traditional Knowledge (TK) Domain on Medicinal Plants -- 3.3.6 Determine the Structure of the Database
Summary Medicinal plants are globally valuable sources of herbal products. Plant-based remedies have been used for centuries and have had no alternative in the western medicine repertoire, while others and their bioactive derivatives are in high demand and have been the central focus of biomedical research. As Medicinal plants move from fringe to mainstream with a greater number of individuals seeking treatments free of side effects, considerable attention has been paid to utilize plant-based products for the prevention and cure of human diseases. An unintended consequence of this increased demand, however, is that the existence of many medicinal plants is now threatened, due to their small population size, narrow distribution area, habitat specificity, and destructive mode of harvesting. In addition, climate change, habitat loss and genetic drift have further endangered these unique species. Although extensive research has been carried out on medicinal and aromatic plants, there is relatively little information available on their global distribution patterns, conservation and the associated laws prevailing. This book reviews the current status of threatened medicinal plants in light of increased surge in the demand for herbal medicine. It brings together chapters on both wild (non-cultivated) and domestic (cultivated) species having therapeutic values. Thematically, conventional and contemporary approaches to conservation of such threatened medicinal plants with commercial feasibility are presented. The topics of interest include, but not limited to, biotechnology, sustainable development, in situ and ex situ conservation, and even the relevance of IPR on threatened medicinal plants. We believe this book is useful to horticulturists, botanists, policy makers, conservationists, NGOs and researchers in the academia and the industry sectors
Bibliography Includes index
Subject Medicinal plants -- Conservation
Botany & plant sciences.
Plant ecology.
Plant reproduction & propagation.
Complementary medicine.
Plant physiology.
Science -- Life Sciences -- Botany.
Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology.
Medical -- Alternative Medicine.
Form Electronic book
Author Rajasekharan, P. E., editor.
Wani, Shabir Hussain, editor.
ISBN 9783030397937
3030397939