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The conservation of medicinal plants :

(Number (ISBN

9780511753312 (ebook)

Erroneous ISBN

9780521112024 (paperback)

Erroneous ISBN

9780521392068 (hardback)

Number

b504201

Title Proper

The conservation of medicinal plants :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

proceedings of an international consultation, 21-27 March 1988, held at Chiang Mai, Thailand /

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Olayiwola Akerele, Vernon Heywood, and Hugh Synge.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Cambridge :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1992.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

1 online resource (xvi, 362 pages) :

Other Physical Details

digital, PDF file(s)

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Text of Note

Nearly all cultures, from ancient times to today, have used plants as a source of medicine. In many developing countries, traditional medicine is still the mainstay of health care and most of the drugs and cures used come from plants. In developed countries many people are turning to herbal remedies. With this widespread use has come the assumption that plants identified as having medicinal qualities will be available on a continuing basis. However no concerted effort has been made to ensure this and in the face of the threats of increasing demand, a vastly increasing human population and extensive forest destruction, there can be no guarantee that we will continue to benefit indefinitely from this valuable resource. In light of this situation the World Health Organisation held a meeting in 1988. This book is the outcome of that meeting, detailing in a series of papers by leading experts the problems of which need to be addressed, the existing experiences from a range of countries and the future direction which must be taken to ensure the conservation of the world's medicinal plants.

Medicinal plants-- Government policy, Congresses.

Medicinal plants, Congresses.

Plant conservation-- Government policy, Congresses.

Plant conservation, Congresses.

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Book number

Akerele, Olayiwola

Heywood, V. H., (Vernon Hilton),1927-

Synge, Hugh

International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources,issuing body.

World Health Organization,issuing body.

World Wide Fund for Nature,issuing body.

Date of Transaction

20151005020620.0

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[Book]

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