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Medicinal plants species found in the Himalayas that are now endangered High in the Himalayas, thousands of medicinal plant species have been growing and thriving for centuries. In the Indian Himalayan region, one of 36 global biodiversity hotspots, 1,748 medicinal plant species have been identified. But with increased commercial collection, unmonitored trade, habitat loss and unsustainable harvesting, 112 plant species are now threatened, the first extensive study across Indian Himalayan states has found. And of these, conservation plans are in place for just five. There is very little data about the population status of medicinal plants. The extraction of high-value medicinal plants has not always been managed well. Besides, local and indigenous communities depend on the ecosystem for medicines, fuel and fodder,” Dr K Chandra Sekar, scientist at the GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and corresponding author of the study, told TOI.

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