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what are the commrcial important herbal drugs of india and Karnataka​

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Medicinal plants are not new to us: their therapeutic significance is well studied and discussed. However, their significance as an integral element of the biodiversity is being realized in the forestry sector lately, as it is brought to light that about 85% of known and recorded medicinal plant diversity of the country is captured in forests and wild habitats (FRLHT, 2006). It is also being realized that, 82% of high consumption botanicals (>100 MT per annum) in trade originates from wild sources (Ved & Goraya, 2008). This realization has consequently led to a widespread concern in the forestry sector about medicinal plant resources.

The state of Karnataka boasts an unparallel diversity of medicinal plants in the country. It is estimated that, Karnataka is the home to about 4800 species of flowering plants out of which about 2000 species are medicinal (FRLHT, 2010 b). This is quite remarkable, as this number accounts for about 27% of the country’s flora, with just 10% of the geographical area. Karnataka with its unique wild habitats spread across the Western Ghats and the Deccan Peninsula is also the home to several endemic species of commercial importance. Many species of Cinnamomum, Dysoxylum, Garcinia, Myristica, Hydnocarpus, Pterocarpus, Canarium, Ochrenauclea, Ochrocarpus, Vateria and many others which are highly medicinally valuable and yield commercially important non timber forest produce, are endemic to Karnataka.

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