Threats and conservation of Paris polyphylla an endangered, highly exploited medicinal plant in the Indian Himalayan Region
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Polymorphic microsatellite markers in the traditional Chinese medicinal plant Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis.
Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis is a traditional Chinese medicinal plant and is listed as vulnerable by the IUCN. This medicinal herb is well known for its analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties, most notably as an ingredient of the hemostatic compound "Yunnan Baiyao". However, over-exploitation of the plant for economic purposes is pushing the species to the brink of extinction. Therefor...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biodiversitas Journal of Biological Diversity
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2085-4722,1412-033X
DOI: 10.13057/biodiv/d160226