Rare plants and herbs of the Lingshi dungkhag region of Bhutan are indiscriminately being used for preparing traditional medicines by the Thimphu-based Institute of Traditional Medicines Service (ITMS). The rugged alpine terrain of Lingshi dungkhag is blessed with more than 100 different species of rare medicinal plants and herbs. But the local people indiscriminately collect these, thereby, endangering many of them.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/rampant-collection
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/down-earth
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medical-research
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/herbal-medcine
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medicinal-plants
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bhutan
