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MARKET VALUE OF MEDICINAL PLANT WEALTH: A CASE STUDY OF COLLELCTION AND MARKETING IN SOUTHERN

Abstract no :  4-1..4-BK-019
Author(s) :  Santhosh, V.; Rajkumar, G.; Anilkumar, E.S.; Rajasekharan, S.; Pushpangadan, P
Address :   (Tropical Botanic Garden and Research Institute, Palode, Thiruvananthapuram 695 562, Kerala, India)
Source :   Bulletin of Medico-Ethno botanical Research, v. 19(3-4): p. 119-134, 1998
Title :  MARKET VALUE OF MEDICINAL PLANT WEALTH: A CASE STUDY OF COLLELCTION AND MARKETING IN SOUTHERN DISTRICTS OF KERALA
Abstract :          Due to the current revival of interest in herbal drugs and pharmaceuticals, there has been increasing demand for medicinal plants from the forest leading to over exploitation causing depletion or even extinction of many rare medicinal plant species. The present communication highlights the collection and marketing of 151 important medicinal plants which are most commonly used in pharmaceuticals, traditional system of medicine like Ayurveda. Siddha as well as in other local health traditions. The study also makes an attempt to fix the market value of these species based on the market price and opportunity cost of labor.

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