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Medicinal Plants : Conservation and Sustainable Use in Sri Lanka

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T13:04:56Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T13:04:56Z
dc.date.issued2004-03
dc.description.abstractIn Sri Lanka, ayurveda (a holistic system of medicine and health care which originated in India-in Sanskrit, "Ayu" means " life' and "veda" means " the knowledge of ") and the traditional system of health care have been systematically used for over two thousand years to treat illnesses. When last listed, 1,414 plant species have been used for this purpose. These species include several endemic species which are becoming increasingly rare and under threat of extinction. Approximately 200 species of medicinal plants are in common use, and of these 50 are heavily used in ayurvedic and traditional health care systems. Nearly 80 medicinal plant species are now considered threatened. In addition to recognizing their curative and therapeutic value, Sri Lankans uses medicinal plants in rituals, cultural activities and in religious functions.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/03/3049424/medicinal-plants-conservation-sustainable-use-sri-lanka
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/10771
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/10771
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIndigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 66
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectAGRONOMIC PRACTICES
dc.subjectBASELINE DATA
dc.subjectBIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL CROPS
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL CULTIVATION
dc.subjectCONSERVATION
dc.subjectCROPS
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectDATA COLLECTION
dc.subjectDEGRADATION
dc.subjectDISEASES
dc.subjectECOLOGICAL ZONES
dc.subjectENDEMIC SPECIES
dc.subjectEX SITU CONSERVATION
dc.subjectEXTINCTION
dc.subjectFARMING
dc.subjectFOREST MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectFOREST PRODUCTS
dc.subjectFOREST RESOURCES
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectGERMPLASM
dc.subjectHABITATS
dc.subjectIN SITU CONSERVATION
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectLEAVES
dc.subjectLIVELIHOODS
dc.subjectMARKETING
dc.subjectMEDICINAL PLANTS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectNGOS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY APPROACHES
dc.subjectPLANT CONSERVATION
dc.subjectPLANT NURSERIES
dc.subjectPLANT SPECIES
dc.subjectPLANTATION
dc.subjectPLOT INFORMATION
dc.subjectPRODUCE
dc.subjectSUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE
dc.subjectTHREATENED SPECIES
dc.subjectTIMBER MEDICINAL PLANTS
dc.subjectCONSERVATION
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectCURATIVE HEALTH CARE
dc.subjectRELIGIOUS PRACTICE
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectPLANTS
dc.subjectNATURAL HABITATS
dc.subjectPLANT CONSERVATION
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC SURVEY
dc.subjectSTAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION
dc.subjectGRASSLAND SOILS
dc.titleMedicinal Plants : Conservation and Sustainable Use in Sri Lankaen
dc.title.alternativePlantes medicinales: Conservation et utilisation rationnelle au Sri Lankaen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2004-03-23
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-29T10:30:07.405399Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/03/3049424/medicinal-plants-conservation-sustainable-use-sri-lanka
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeWater
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okr.guid488881468303099406
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000090341_20040323114040
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum3049424
okr.identifier.report27990
okr.language.supporteden
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countrySri Lanka
okr.topicAgricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicEnvironment::Sustainable Land Management
okr.topicEnvironment::Biodiversity
okr.topicCrops and Crop Management Systems
okr.topicWater Resources::Wetlands
okr.topicAgriculture
okr.unitAFT: QK Results & Learning (AFTRL)
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