Biopiracy is a compound word consisting of ‘bio’ which is a short form for ‘biology’ and ‘piracy’. Biopirates are those
individuals and industries/companies accused of one or both of the following acts: (i) the theft, misappropriation of, or
unfair free-riding on, genetic resources and/or traditional knowledge, and (ii) the unauthorized and uncompensated collection for commercial ends of biological/genetic resources and/or traditional knowledge. Nargis (Narcissus tazetta) is a famous plant having various medicinal properties as documented in ancient Unani classical literature. It is used as solvent (mohallil), absorbent/absorbefacient (jaazib) and jaali (detergent), and also for the treatment of ‘balkhora’ (Alopecia areate) as mentioned in Khazainul Adviyah by Ghani. (Correspondence)
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/narcissus-tazetta-%E2%80%93-case-study-biopiracy
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/usama-akram
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/misbahuddin-azhar
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/jamal-akthar-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/current-science
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/medicinal-plants
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biopiracy
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/unani
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traditional-knowledge
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/patents
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/genetic-resources
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/neem
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/intellectual-property-rights-ipr
