1Biotechnology and Molecular Biology Centre, M.G. Postgraduate College, Gorakhpur - 273 001.
2Society for Sugar Research and Promotion, Gorakhpur - 273 008.
3Department of Home Science, St. Joseph's College for Women, Gorakhpur - 273 009.
*Corresponding author: S.K. Prabhuji, E-mail: shaktiprabhuji@rediffmail.com
The status of medicinal plants’ use on global level has been given together with their conservation and sustainability. The Indian system of medicine, indigenous knowledge, cultivation and agro-techniques, and commercial and marketing systems have been discussed in detail. Various aspects of biotechnological application and the need for further research have also been given.
Medicinal plants, Indian system of medicine, indigenous knowledge, marketing of medicinal plants, biotechnology
