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55 medicinal plants on verge of extinction in HP
The areas in which extraction of plant is being carried out are along the borders of Kangra and Mandi district.
The plant produces yellow flowers and blue or black berries. Dried fruit is considered as mild laxative and is rich in vitamin C. The leaves are used to treat jaundice and root bark is given in decoction for people with diabetes. Locals sell it for Rs 100 to Rs 500 per kg. The state has an ideal environment for the growth of medicinal plants. However, the state government has failed to motivate the farmers to grow these. Due to the rising demand for medical plants, these are being exploited.
Floral diversity in state :
Floral diversity in the State is described under forest vegetation, medicinal and aromatic plants,diversity in agricultural crops including unexploited and lesser known cereal crops, wild fruits andwild ornamental plants. Out of the total 47,000 plant species found in the country as many as 3,256 species are reported from Himachal Pradesh. The vegetation is a blend of Ban oak Forest, Moist Temperate Deciduous Forest, HimalayanAlpine Pastures and Rhododendron Scrub Forest. Coniferous forest dominate the mid and high hills with Oaks in depressions. In the foothills, forests are dry deciduous with sal as the predominant species. In dry localities chir pine occur as the dominant species. These rich forests and the diversity of the bioresearches available in the State support the Livelihood of the inhabitants. Himachal Pradesh is a reservoir of medicinal plants. The State is rich in medicinal herbal plant wealth and people in the villages in same pockets are dependent on the medicinal herbal plant wealth for their livelihood.
Flora of Himachal Pradesh
Plant Groups Number of species Angiosperms 3120 Gymnosperms (Conifers) 12 Pteridophytes (Ferns) 124 Total 3256 Source: Himachal Pradesh Forest Sector Review, 2000
Himachal Pradesh state Biodiversity Board
Himachal Pradesh State Biodiversity Board has been constituted by Govt. of Himachal Pradesh dated 14-02-2005 in State Council for Science, Technology and Environment HP under Section 22 of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, for conservation of diversity, sustainable use of its components and fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the use of biological resources, knowledge and for matters connected herewith and incidental thereto in the State. Functions :
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