Government Intervention in Focal Areas of Traditional System of Medicine in India

Abstract

In Indian traditional system of medicine, the knowledge about the drugs is largely centered on plants. At present, about 90% collection of medicinal plants is from the wild source and 70% of the plant collections involve destructive harvesting. Due to this, many useful plant species are becoming endangered or threatened. The government is presently emphasizing on two basic essentials i.e. firstly on conservation, secondly on cultivation so as to increase the production of raw materials without destroying the natural habitat.