Impending threats to the plants with medicinal value in the Eastern Himalayas Region: An analysis on the alternatives to its non-availability

Background: The extreme human interference today has resulted in a threat to tens of thousands of species with extinction. Herbal medicines are becoming popular and this has enhanced the research towards ethnobotanical and ethnomedicinal investigation on herbal products. Consequently, medicinal plan...

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Autores principales:	Dr. Suman Ray, Mahesh Kumar Saini
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2022
Materias:	Medicinal value RET category Medicinal plants Eastern Himalayas Ethno medicinal Other systems of medicine RZ201-999
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:4ce3fb24d5784d7ca9e3cc13be9a382f2021-11-12T04:49:46ZImpending threats to the plants with medicinal value in the Eastern Himalayas Region: An analysis on the alternatives to its non-availability2667-031310.1016/j.phyplu.2021.100151https://doaj.org/article/4ce3fb24d5784d7ca9e3cc13be9a382f2022-02-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667031321001330https://doaj.org/toc/2667-0313Background: The extreme human interference today has resulted in a threat to tens of thousands of species with extinction. Herbal medicines are becoming popular and this has enhanced the research towards ethnobotanical and ethnomedicinal investigation on herbal products. Consequently, medicinal plants are now under great pressure due to its increased demand. Hypothesis/Purpose: Fast population growth and economic development have imposed unprecedented levels of extinction risk and yet these threats are inevitable. One of these risks is threat to medicinal plants and its medicinal value. The purpose of the study was to explore impending threats to the medicinal value of plants due to loss of biodiversity in the Eastern Himalayas Region and the alternatives to its non-availability. Study Design: Secondary data was used to create a dataset of 108 rare, endangered, threatened, extinct, and vulnerable plants from India's Himalayan northeast region that have medicinal properties useful for the treatment of various diseases. Methods: Cluster analysis of these selected dataset of 108 medicinal plants was done using Free Tree software version 0.9.1.50 and Fig Tree version 1.2.2. This analysis produced a Jaccard Neighbor-joining dendrogram and the mathematical consensus tree was established after 1000 bootstrap replicates were performed. Results: Analysis of the relativeness of the Rare, Endangered, Threatened, Extinct, Vulnerable plants on the basis of medicinal properties provides a key to alternative to non-availability of herbs. The data analysis shows how important it is to preserve much of Earth's remaining plant biodiversity. Conclusion: The paper indicates an urgent action to protect these threatened medicinal plants species and prevent the loss of its medicinal value.Dr. Suman RayMahesh Kumar SainiElsevierarticleMedicinal valueRET categoryMedicinal plantsEastern HimalayasEthno medicinalOther systems of medicineRZ201-999ENPhytomedicine Plus, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 100151- (2022)
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spellingShingle	Medicinal value RET category Medicinal plants Eastern Himalayas Ethno medicinal Other systems of medicine RZ201-999 Dr. Suman Ray Mahesh Kumar Saini Impending threats to the plants with medicinal value in the Eastern Himalayas Region: An analysis on the alternatives to its non-availability
description	Background: The extreme human interference today has resulted in a threat to tens of thousands of species with extinction. Herbal medicines are becoming popular and this has enhanced the research towards ethnobotanical and ethnomedicinal investigation on herbal products. Consequently, medicinal plants are now under great pressure due to its increased demand. Hypothesis/Purpose: Fast population growth and economic development have imposed unprecedented levels of extinction risk and yet these threats are inevitable. One of these risks is threat to medicinal plants and its medicinal value. The purpose of the study was to explore impending threats to the medicinal value of plants due to loss of biodiversity in the Eastern Himalayas Region and the alternatives to its non-availability. Study Design: Secondary data was used to create a dataset of 108 rare, endangered, threatened, extinct, and vulnerable plants from India's Himalayan northeast region that have medicinal properties useful for the treatment of various diseases. Methods: Cluster analysis of these selected dataset of 108 medicinal plants was done using Free Tree software version 0.9.1.50 and Fig Tree version 1.2.2. This analysis produced a Jaccard Neighbor-joining dendrogram and the mathematical consensus tree was established after 1000 bootstrap replicates were performed. Results: Analysis of the relativeness of the Rare, Endangered, Threatened, Extinct, Vulnerable plants on the basis of medicinal properties provides a key to alternative to non-availability of herbs. The data analysis shows how important it is to preserve much of Earth's remaining plant biodiversity. Conclusion: The paper indicates an urgent action to protect these threatened medicinal plants species and prevent the loss of its medicinal value.
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title	Impending threats to the plants with medicinal value in the Eastern Himalayas Region: An analysis on the alternatives to its non-availability
title_short	Impending threats to the plants with medicinal value in the Eastern Himalayas Region: An analysis on the alternatives to its non-availability
title_full	Impending threats to the plants with medicinal value in the Eastern Himalayas Region: An analysis on the alternatives to its non-availability
title_fullStr	Impending threats to the plants with medicinal value in the Eastern Himalayas Region: An analysis on the alternatives to its non-availability
title_full_unstemmed	Impending threats to the plants with medicinal value in the Eastern Himalayas Region: An analysis on the alternatives to its non-availability
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Impending threats to the plants with medicinal value in the Eastern Himalayas Region: An analysis on the alternatives to its non-availability

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