Three Himalayan medicinal plants included in IUCN Red List

Three Himalayan medicinal plants included in IUCN Red List

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Category : Science and Tech Published on: December 13 2022

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Three medicinal plant species found in the Himalayas have made it to the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
mesotropis pelita have been assessed as ‘critically endangered’, fritillaria cirrhosa as ‘vulnerable’, and Dactylorhiza hatagiria as ‘endangered’.
mesotropis pelitaCommonly known as Patwa, is a perennial shrub with restricted distribution that is endemic to Uttarakhand.
The species is listed as ‘critically endangered’ based on its limited area of occupancy (less than 10 sq. km).
Fritillaria cirrhosa (Himalayan fritillary) is a perennial bulbous herb.
The third listed species, Dactylorhiza hatagirea (Salampanja), is threatened by habitat loss, livestock grazing, deforestation, and climate change.
It is extensively used in Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and other alternative systems of medicine to cure dysentery, gastritis, chronic fever, cough and stomach aches.

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