Conservation and utilization of threatened medicinal plants. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: P.E. Rajasekharan, Shabir Hussain Wani, editors.
• Other Names: Rajasekharan, P. E; Wani, Shabir Hussain
• 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
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 581.6/34; Medicinal plants -- Conservation; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030397937; 3030397939
• Related ISBNs: 3030397920; 9783030397920
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