Conservation of medicinal plants

Herbal medicines include herbs, herbal materials, herbal preparations and finished herbal products, used for medicinal purposes. Concerns about loss of biological diversity and the availability of resources exist, for a large part, because most species of medicinal plants are collected from the wild. Interest and support for the conservation and development of medicinal plants is increasing in all parts of the world. Conservation of natural resources and the capability to utilize them in sustained manner are essential for the well being and continued survival of man. Several types of conservation measures have been applied to medicinal plants, among them ethnomedicinal plant gardens, Gene banks, Cultivation and Nursery network are most important ways for conservation of medicinal plants