Advances in Zoology and Botany Vol. 12(3), pp. 176 - 190
DOI: 10.13189/azb.2024.120304
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Sowing the Seeds of Conservation: Ethnobotanical Insights and Trade Analysis in Karnataka - A Review

Naveen Kumar C. ¹, Sangamesh N. Talawar ^2,*
1 Deputy Range Forest Officer, Karnataka Forest Department, Aranya Bhavan, India
² Faculty of Zoology, KLE Society's Shri Shivayogi Murughendra Swamiji Arts, Science & Commerce College, India

ABSTRACT

Medicinal plants are of utmost importance in the lives of rural and tribal population in Karnataka. These populations still depend on medicinal plants for primary healthcare and also for their livestock. The ethnobotanical knowledge has been passed on from their ancestors, other family members, and their own experiences and practices. Through this knowledge, they have been cultivating medicinal plants in their backyards in the name of "Home gardens". Home gardens are the "Islands of rural biodiversity". Medicinal and socio-economic aspects are the main reasons for conserving home gardens in rural areas. The increasing demand for medicinal plants mainly depends on the current market requirements. To fulfill these demands, medicinal plants from the wild have been illegally exploited over a period of time. To overcome this, various conservation strategies come in handy to protect the medicinal plants for future generations. Cultivation of these medicinal plants by using In-situ and Ex-situ methods is the best method of conserving a viable population. This review article helps to a good extent in understanding conservation strategy, ethnobotanical knowledge, indigenous home gardens and trade status with respect to medicinal plants in Karnataka State, India.

KEYWORDS
Medicinal Plants, Ethnobotany, Conservation Strategies, Home Garden, RET Species, Karnataka

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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Naveen Kumar C. , Sangamesh N. Talawar , "Sowing the Seeds of Conservation: Ethnobotanical Insights and Trade Analysis in Karnataka - A Review," Advances in Zoology and Botany, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 176 - 190, 2024. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2024.120304.

(b). APA Format:
Naveen Kumar C. , Sangamesh N. Talawar (2024). Sowing the Seeds of Conservation: Ethnobotanical Insights and Trade Analysis in Karnataka - A Review. Advances in Zoology and Botany, 12(3), 176 - 190. DOI: 10.13189/azb.2024.120304.