Ethnobotanical and ecological approaches for conservation of medicinal and aromatic plants
2010
Kala, C.P.
In the recent century, the close relationship between ethnobotany and economic development has raised global concerns towards shrinking populations of medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs). With the globalization and advent of commercial interest, the ethnobotanical knowledge on useful MAPs is being transformed into commercial gains, whereas, the traditional practices and methods developed by local people for sustainable harvesting and conservation of MAPs are generally overlooked. Notwithstanding, the causes for declining MAPs are not all anthropogenic. The natural factors, such as, habitat specificity, narrow range of distribution and low population size of MAPs, including herbivores and seed predators could substantially limit the MAPs in any given area. The present paper, therefore, attempts to explore the various ethnobotanical and ecological approaches for conservation of MAPs.
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