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MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN TRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINE IN THE FIFA VILLAGE/SOUTHERN JORDAN

August 4, 2020April 15, 2020 by United Plant Savers

by Abdullah Aloshoush Abstract This study was conducted to identify the uses of plant species in traditional medicine in the Fifa village and to collect this information and save it from loss. Some of this information is not scientifi cally documented but is personally tested by some local communities. The questionnaire was taken with key …

A STORY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS FROM THE OGIEK OF KENYA

August 4, 2020April 14, 2020 by United Plant Savers

By Fidensio Kinyamu Ndegwa In the Rift valley of Kenya, near Nakuru town is Mau forest. Mau forest is an important water tower, a source of numerous important rivers, including the Southern Ewaso Ng’iro, Sondu, Mara, and and Njoro. The Mara River is particularly important because the story of the wildebeest migration in Maasai Mara …

THE LONG ROAD TO SUSTAINABLE LICORICE

July 17, 2020April 12, 2020 by United Plant Savers

by Josef A. Brinckmann Licorice, the roots, rhizomes, and stolons of Glycyrrhiza glabra, G. uralensis, and more rarely G. inflata,1 is among the most widely used medicinal plants globally, in terms of annual quantities harvested and exported but also in terms of the number of formulations that contain it, especially in the traditional Chinese,2 Japanese …

GENETIC RESOURCES CONSERVED BY NATIONAL CENTER FOR GENETIC RESOURCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY (NACGRAB) NIGERIA AND THE MEDICINAL AND VETERINARY USES OF THESE GENETIC RESOURCES

July 17, 2020April 9, 2020 by United Plant Savers

by Timothy Oluwafemi Ajiboye The National Center for Genetic Resources and Biotechnology (NACGRAB) is the focal point for genetic resources conservation, and the head of the National Centre is the secretary and the registrar of the national committee on variety registration and release. Nigeria has a wide diversity of habitat, from arid areas to swamps …

ZHUMERIA MAJDAE, AN ENDEMIC ENDANGERED AROMATIC PLANT FROM SOUTH IRAN

August 4, 2020April 9, 2020 by United Plant Savers

by Ziba Jamzad Zhumeria majdae is a small aromatic shrub with grey foliage from the mint family. It is an endemic plant distributed in a small area in a subtropical climate in the mountainous area in south Iran. Botanically, it was collected for the fi rst time in 1966 and subsequently described in 1967 as …

MEDICINAL AROMATIC PLANTS OF THE ARID REGION: CALL FOR INTENSIVE CARE

July 17, 2020April 8, 2020 by United Plant Savers

by Suzan Shahin In the desert regions, where natural conditions are severe and resources are so limited, each water drop is precious and should be used in the best possible way. Global phenomena such as climate change and global warming are additional stressful conditions, adding to the sharply growing global population leading to more complications …

A FRANKINCENSE TREE CONSERVATION PROJECT IN OMAN: COLLABORATION BETWEEN AN INTERNATIONAL COMPANY AND A NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ORGANISATION

July 17, 2020April 7, 2020 by United Plant Savers

by Susan Curtis Background Frankincense plays an integral part in the Omani heritage and culture and has been a main source of income for Dhofari communities for centuries. The primary range of the Boswellia sacra tree, a species considered to produce a fine quality resin, is in Oman. The Qarā’ Mountains in Dhofar, the southern …

BLOOMING HABITAT Regeneration of Trillium govanianum

August 4, 2020April 6, 2020 by United Plant Savers

By Dr. Ikram Ur Rahman Sustainable Land Management Program-II UNDP Pakistan Specialists Group in Swat Pakistan under the domain of Mountains and Markets project (2014-2017) not only created and promoted entrepreneurship development among local indigenous communities but endeavored to resume vulnerable plant species in their respective habitats through awareness campaigns among stakeholders. Trillium govanianum (locally …

CONSERVATION OF NORTH AMERICAN MEDICINAL PLANTS BEGINS WITH COMPREHENSIVE STATUS ASSESSMENT

August 4, 2020April 4, 2020 by United Plant Savers

– Danna J Leaman, Co-Chair and Medicinal Plant Red List Authority, Medicinal Plant Specialist Group, Species Survival Commission, IUCN – International Union for Conservation of Nature (djl@green-world.org) – Clayton Meredith, IUCN Red List Offi cer for Plants, New Mexico BioPark Society – Anne Frances, Lead Botanist and North American Plant Red List Authority, NatureServe Approximately …

WINDOWSILL TO THE WORLD OF MEDICINAL PLANTS

July 17, 2020April 2, 2020 by United Plant Savers

by Susan Leopold The inspiration for the 2020 cover of this Journal came from a post made on Instagram not too long ago. A question was asked, “What is your favorite plant podcast?” and hundreds of people engaged. Most fascinating was the response on podcasts that relate to potted indoor plants. According to the New …