Traditional knowledge of local people on medicinal plants in Pu Hu nature reserve, Vietnam
Hoang Van Sam1,2, Tran Van Chu1 and Nguyen Thi Thuy Duong1
Vietnam National University of Forestry
2Email:[email protected]
Article info
Received: 01-02-2019,
Revised: 03-04-2019,
Accepted: 08-04-2019
Abstract
This paper is aimed at the conservation and development of medicinal plants in conservation and development of medicinal plants. These plants consist of 362 species, 113 families, 56 classes and 8 orders which belong to 6 phyla of all the parts of plants. Roots are mostly used for medicinal treatment with leaf, bark and fruit, used respectively. Medicinal plants are being used to treat 16 group of diseases. Among these medicinal plants, there are 14 species are listed in IUCN Red List 2018, 14 species in Vietnam Red List 2007 and 3 species in Decree 32 of the Vietnamese goverment. Due to supply being higher than demand, local people do not like to plant medicinal plants in the region. Because the women in Pu Hu nature reserve are mainly responsible for the health and care of their household, they have better knowledge on medicinal plant than men and are mainly engaged in collecting medicinal plants. Derived from the factors that affect the development of medicinal plants at Pu Hu Nature Reserve, a proposal of solutions include: management, technical solutions, social policies.
Keywords
Conservation, local people, Pu Hu nature reserve, medicinal plants, traditional knowledge
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