twelve species of medicinal plants preferred by Uttarakhand villagers for their many uses are now rare and endangered, and one near threatened. These are the findings of a recent study by the National Medicinal Plants Board of India.
One reason is the forest department's bias for coniferous trees, which are not so useful to the villagers. Other reasons cited for this ebb
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/himalayan-herbal-heritage-fading
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/archita-bhatta
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/plant-breeding
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/afforestation
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trade
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medicinal-plants
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/exports
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/uttaranchal-uttarakhand
