Medicinal Plants: Can Utilization and Conservation Coexist? Adv Econ Bot (12) bouquet and the Pacific Northwest

and the Pacific Northwest

genus and species descriptions

today cycads comprise few living survivors in limited distributions in the tropics and subtropics

It excludes Sphaerophorus and comprises 51 species in 17 genera

is a grassland system called Páramo

Medicinal Plants: Can Utilization and Conservation Coexist? Adv Econ Bot (12) bouquet and the Pacific NorthwestPeople of many cultures have long relied on plants for their medicinal value. Demand on a large scale, however, sometimes leads to degradation of these valuable resources. This study by Sheldon, Balick, and Laird examines the cases of several plant species valued in traditional and contemporary medicine, and the ramifications of their over harvesting.