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Why are medicinal plants being cultivated nowadays?

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Why are medicinal plants being cultivated nowadays?

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  • In earlier times, people collected medicinal plants directly from natural forests for therapeutic and Ayurvedic purposes.
  • Because of ongoing deforestation and over-harvesting, many of these valuable plant species have become rare and are at risk of extinction.
  • To meet the ever-growing global demand for medicines while protecting natural biodiversity, systematic commercial cultivation of medicinal plants is now widely practised.
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Chapter 8 Cell Biology and Biotechnology
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