Threats and Conservation of Paris polyphylla: Vulnerable Medicinal Plant in Panchase Protected Forest, Nepal
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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: Forestry: Journal of Institute of Forestry, Nepal
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2631-2425
DOI: 10.3126/forestry.v16i0.28351