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14 Cards in this Set
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silphium
Ferula silphion |
The plant __ (most likely a __ sp), aka ___ , w/c was widely used in ancient Libya as perfume&spice, as well as a drug for tx of gynecol.& other ailmts, disaprd frm the mkt around 100 CE and became extinct, bec. of unsustainable exploitation
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Himalayan yew tree (Taxus wallichiana Zucc.)
paclitaxel |
The ___ has been threatened to close to extinction in the Himalayan region of India due to deforestation and uncontrolled harvesting for the extraction of __
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huperzine A
mental Huperzia |
Research has also shown that w/ inc. demand for __, used to improve __performance, supplies of source plants from the genus __have become endangered due to uncontrolled coll frm the wild and concomitant diff in cultivation of these spp.
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Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis L.)
antibiotic, anti-inflammatory, and tonic effects |
The herb ___ was formerly distributed
widely throughout the northeastern USA and eastern Canada. After early settlers adopted the plant for its __, ___ & ___, the populations of this plant have decreased dramatically. |
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Goldenseal
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__has become a popular botanical dietary supplement in the United States
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H. canadensis
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In 1997, ____was listed in the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species ofWild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendix II for protection
purposes |
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Chiang Mai, Thailand
World Conservation Union (IUCN), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) |
In 1988, the International Consultation on the Conservation of Medicinal Plants was held in __. It was convened by the (3) organizations namely...
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Chiang Mai Declaration
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This conference led to the “___” that called for global efforts for the conservation and sustainable utilization of medicinal plants
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WHO
Chiang Mai Declaration 138 |
In 1993, __published Guidelines on the Conserv. of Med Plants, w/c provided a general framework for implementation of the ___. It is estimated by IUCN that more than __ orgs are now devoted to the conservation of medicinal plants
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Medicinal Plant Specialist Group (MPSG)
awareness |
__ is a member of the IUCN Species Survival Commission. The organization was formed in
1994 with the purpose of increasing “__ of conservation threats to medicinal plants and to promote conservation action” |
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Kerala Forest Project in India,
Sri Lanka Medicinal Plants Project in Sri Lanka, TRAMIL in Central America and the Caribbean |
The World Bank has financed several programs in developing countries for the conservation
and sustainable development of medicinal plants. These programs include the (3) |
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in situ/on-farm cons. (agri farming), natural reserve & sacred gardening,establishment of ex situ germplasm banks, devt of micropropagation & agricultural methods for wild medicinal plants & campaigns for public awareness
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Different conservation methods have been studied, with some of these applied in practice. Such methods include (5)
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Dioscorea deltoidea Wall., Podophyllum hexandrum Royle, Rauvolfia serpentina Baill., and Taxus wallichiana Zucc.
Convention on International Trade of Endangered Species |
Some widely used medicinal plants, such as (4) are on the Appendix II list of the ___(CITES), so that the trade of these species is strictly controlled by both exporting and importing nations
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Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
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The ___ also contributes to the retention of biodiversity of medicinal plants
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