Medicinal Plant Cultivation and Sustainable Development

Silori, Chandra Shekhar; Badola, Ruchi

doi:10.1659/0276-4741(2000)020[0272:mpcasd]2.0.co;2

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“…The development of efficient and sustainable agro-technologies for the production of high-quality medicinal materials with enhanced therapeutic properties is needed to meet the demands of the pharmaceutical industry, traditional healers, and the cosmetics industry [ 31 , 53 ]. Medicinal plant cultivation would help farmers to generate important monetary returns, help conserve medicinal plants in the wild and help preserve traditional ethnomedicinal knowledge [ 54 ].…”

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The effect of Beauveria bassiana inoculation on plant growth, volatile constituents, and tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus) repellency of acetone extracts of Tulbaghia violacea

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Aim: The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effects of Beauveria bassiana (Hypocreales) inoculum on plant growth, volatile constituents, and tick repellency of the extracts of Tulbaghia violacea (Amaryllidaceae). Materials and Methods: Eight-week-old potted seedlings of T. violacea were each inoculated with conidia of B. bassiana (strain SM3) suspended at a concentration of 1×106 conidia mL–1. Tissue colonization by fungal conidia was assessed after 3 weeks. Plant growth, volatile constituents, and tick repellency were assessed after 12 weeks post-treatment. Results: B. bassiana conidia successfully colonized leaf and root tissues of T. violacea. The growth of fungal hyphae out of the leaf and root sections occurred in 75% and 91.6% of plants, respectively. Inoculation of the plants with B. bassiana significantly (p<0.05) influenced root length and plant height but did not have substantial effects on weights and leaf number of T. violacea. While the fungus did not have significant effects on overall number of the volatile chemical constituents, significant variations in the quantity (area ratio) were observed in at least four compounds that were detected. In the tick repellency bioassay, high concentration (20 w/v%) of acetone extract from fungus-exposed plants produced the least repellent effect on Rhipicephalus appendiculatus larvae (Ixodidae), while at lower concentrations (5 w/v% and 10 w/v%) of acetone extracts of T. violacea, tick repellent activity of the extract of the fungus treatment was significantly improved and was comparable to commercial N,N-Diethyl-m-toluamide and the other treatments. Conclusion: Experimental fungal inoculation positively influenced plant growth in height and root length and tick (R. appendiculatus) repellency of acetone extracts of T. violacea at a concentration of 10 w/v% compared to the control treatment.

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The effect of Beauveria bassiana inoculation on plant growth, volatile constituents, and tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus) repellency of acetone extracts of Tulbaghia violacea

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“…Therefore, there is an urgent need to re-evaluate MOCS, and support sound studies to discover their full potential for human but also animal health in the context of integrative health approaches ( Agarwal, 2018 ; Clark et al, 2021 ). This should go along with sustainable cultivation, not only to maintain and create jobs and to meet the demand for medicinal plants, but also to cultivate medicinal plants in an environmentally conscious manner, to preserve protected species and to protect wild stocks from uncontrolled collection ( Silori and Badola, 2000 ; Akinyemi et al, 2018 ).…”

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Essential Oils as Multicomponent Mixtures and Their Potential for Human Health and Well-Being

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Essential oils (EOs) and their individual volatile organic constituents have been an inherent part of our civilization for thousands of years. They are widely used as fragrances in perfumes and cosmetics and contribute to a healthy diet, but also act as active ingredients of pharmaceutical products. Their antibacterial, antiviral, and anti-inflammatory properties have qualified EOs early on for both, the causal and symptomatic therapy of a number of diseases, but also for prevention. Obtained from natural, mostly plant materials, EOs constitute a typical example of a multicomponent mixture (more than one constituent substances, MOCS) with up to several hundreds of individual compounds, which in a sophisticated composition make up the property of a particular complete EO. The integrative use of EOs as MOCS will play a major role in human and veterinary medicine now and in the future and is already widely used in some cases, e.g., in aromatherapy for the treatment of psychosomatic complaints, for inhalation in the treatment of respiratory diseases, or topically administered to manage adverse skin diseases. The diversity of molecules with different functionalities exhibits a broad range of multiple physical and chemical properties, which are the base of their multi-target activity as opposed to single isolated compounds. Whether and how such a broad-spectrum effect is reflected in natural mixtures and which kind of pharmacological potential they provide will be considered in the context of ONE Health in more detail in this review.

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“…Scientific evidence also holds that combining cultivation and conservation can provide significant impacts on economic gain and local livelihood improvement. For example, the community-based approach has significantly improved planting materials' production, local livelihood, sustainable harvesting and marketing, skills, and knowledge in India and Nepal [46,49,177]. In China, cultivated species contribute 10%-70% of the household income for local people [178].…”

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“…As one of the significant bioresource centers of the world, Asia accounts for over 38,660 species of medicinal plants [37][38][39][40][41][42]; about 78 species are grown and commercialized, with China accounting for about 26 species [35]. Medicinal plant extraction and cultivation form an integral part of several Asian countries, including Bangladesh, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Myanmar, and Indonesia [43][44][45][46][47][48][49]. However, future research and policy interventions with regards to medicinal plants production and commercialization, and their contributions to the household and national economies of Asian countries remain unclear.…”

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Asian Medicinal Plants’ Production and Utilization Potentials: A Review

2019

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Medicinal plants research in Asia continues to receive significant national and international attention, particularly concerning its multiple roles in poverty alleviation and health care support. However, scientific information on the institutional arrangements, the potentials of different medicinal plants production systems, and the utilization methods, remain highly fragmented. This incomprehensive information base shades the development of a comprehensive research agenda to improve the current body of knowledge, at least in the context of Asia. To address this impasse and propose future research perspectives, we systematically reviewed 247 journal articles, 15 institutional reports, and 28 book chapters. From the reviews, five key lessons are drawn: (i) Asian medicinal plant production systems demonstrate some dynamics, characterized by a gradual but continuous shift from wild gathering to cultivation, (ii) sub-regional variations exist with regards to the appreciation of medicinal plants potentials for traditional healing, modern healthcare and livelihoods support, (iii) knowledge on the effect of multi-scale institutional arrangements (formal and informal) on medicinal plant management practices is fragmented, (iv) very few studies dwell on the challenges of medicinal plants commercialization, particularly with regards to the role of middlemen, boom–bust cycle, raw material readiness, and product quality, and (v) law enforcement, benefit and knowledge sharing, and research and development should be prioritized to serve the interest of medicinal plants production actors. To further extend the body of knowledge on medicinal plants in Asia, we advance the need for empirical investigations on the performance of medicinal plants production systems and their contribution to livelihoods in diverse institutional contexts.

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Medicinal Plant Cultivation and Sustainable Development

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Cited by 52 publications

References 8 publications

The effect of Beauveria bassiana inoculation on plant growth, volatile constituents, and tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus) repellency of acetone extracts of Tulbaghia violacea

The effect of Beauveria bassiana inoculation on plant growth, volatile constituents, and tick (Rhipicephalus appendiculatus) repellency of acetone extracts of Tulbaghia violacea

Essential Oils as Multicomponent Mixtures and Their Potential for Human Health and Well-Being

Asian Medicinal Plants’ Production and Utilization Potentials: A Review

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