Conservation status and utilization of Caralluma edulis: an important threatened medicinal plant species of the Thar Desert, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 721-732 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. P. Singh ◽  
Suresh Kumar ◽  
K. Venkatesan ◽  
R. N. Kulloli
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Medicinal Plant Species ◽  
Thar Desert ◽  
Threatened Medicinal Plant

scholarly journals Setting the priority medicinal plants for conservation in Indonesia

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ria Cahyaningsih ◽  
Joana Magos Brehm ◽  
Nigel Maxted
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Conservation Planning ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Ex Situ ◽  
Medicinal Plant Species ◽  
Current Conservation ◽  
Priority List ◽  
Threatened Plant Species ◽  
Priority Species

AbstractSetting priority species for conservation planning in a large and biodiverse country such as Indonesia is crucial. At least 80% of the medicinal plant species in South East Asia can be found in Indonesia, whether they are native or introduced. However, their conservation is currently ineffective due to limited human and financial resources. By examining factors such as species' occurrence status, rarity and part of the plant harvested, the various Indonesian medicinal plant species can be prioritised for conservation planning. In this study, various threatened plant species have been included in the priority list as well as those listed in related legislation. Some 233 species within 161 genera and 71 families are recommended for prioritisation. An inventory of these priority species was produced presenting compiled data including vernacular names, plant habit, harvested plant part, uses, distribution, whether it is conserved ex situ, and their DNA barcoding. Significantly 41.20% of priority species have no information on their current conservation status in either in situ or ex situ national or international genebanks.

scholarly journals Preliminary assessment of the conservation status of medicinal plant species in Canada

Botany ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lauren A E Erland ◽  
Christina E Turi ◽  
Susan Murch
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Method Development ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Medicinal Plant Species ◽  
Natural Health Products ◽  
Natural Health ◽  
Preliminary Assessment ◽  
Health Products

Natural health products in North America are a 9.6 billion US dollar industry that has seen increased demands particularly in products for immune support and anti-viral supplements in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. It has been estimated that ≈40% of the plant raw materials used in natural health products are wild-harvested each year but exact data is missing for many species. Our data show that there are at least 1445 medicinal plant species harvested for commercial products in Canada and 1217 of these are native species. Medicinal plants and non-timber forest crops are also increasingly impacted by climate change as suitable growing areas migrate. In order to ensure long term species survival in the wild, it is necessary to generate accurate information about distribution of wild populations, need for conservation and sustainable method development. Our objective was to provide a preliminary assessment on the conservation status of Canadian medicinal plants by analysis of the available data resources.

scholarly journals Risk of genetic vulnerability and aspects of the reproductive biology of Psychotria ipecacuanha (Rubiaceae), a threatened medicinal plant species of Brazilian forests

2019 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 548-557
Author(s):  
Patrícia Campos da Silva ◽  
Talita Oliveira Nascimento ◽  
Willian Krause ◽  
Douglas Siqueira de Almeida Chaves ◽  
Celice Alexandre Silva
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Reproductive Biology ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Medicinal Plant Species ◽  
Genetic Vulnerability ◽  
Threatened Medicinal Plant

scholarly journals An Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants used in the Management of Dermatological Disorders in Buyende and Kayunga Districts, Uganda

2021 ◽  
pp. 15-40
Author(s):  
Jane Namukobe ◽  
Anthony Lutaaya ◽  
Savina Asiimwe ◽  
Robert Byamukama
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Herbal Remedies ◽  
Medicinal Plant Species ◽  
Ethnobotanical Study ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Threatened Medicinal Plant ◽  
Dermatological Disorders

This study was done to document medicinal plants used in the management of dermatological disorders. Documentation of plants is important for conservation especially of rare and endangered plant species. The study was done in Buyende and Kayunga districts in Uganda, between April and July 2017. Data was obtained using semi-structured questionnaires and group discussions, performed on 63 respondents (33 females; 30 males) who were purposively selected because of their expertise in plant use. The study recorded 111 plant species that belong to 46 plant families for treatment of 30 skin disorders. The dominant life form was herb (41%), while leaves were the most used parts (59 %). Majority of plants (72%) were harvested from their natural habitats. Family Fabaceae contributed the highest number of species (20). Milicia excelsa was recorded to be threatened with extinction. The most cited diseases were skin rash (14%), wounds (12%), syphilis (9%), allergy (9%) and ring worm (7%). The plant species with high percent respondent knowledge were Hoslundia opposita, cited by 83% of the people; Bidens pilosa (76%) and Jatropha carcus (56%) all for treating wounds. Topical application (90%) was the common mode of administering herbal remedies, while decoction was least used to prepare remedies. Plants are important in the management of dermatological disorders by local communities in the study areas. The diversity of medicinal plant species used in these areas is based on the rich traditional knowledge of the local communities. There is need to domesticate the rare and threatened medicinal plant species to avoid extinction. Plant species with high percent respondent knowledge can be considered for further studies to identify key active compounds important to develop natural based skin care products.

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