Several hundred kinds of medical plants in the world are

Several hundred kinds of medical plants in the world are close to extinction
Beijing, January 26 (Xinhuanet) international organization based in London of Britain - -Protect a research that world was announced a few days ago to say, several hundred kinds of medical plants in the world are close to extinction in Botanical Garden, this will further increase the difficulty of finding new medicine.

Say, global medicines above 50 need these endangered medical plants to make raw materials, some plants can even be used for treating fatal diseases such as cancer and AIDS,etc., but by
Increase in the collection of the medical plant of country and individual, the problem is serious that many places indiscriminate felling of trees, lead to the fact these plants are rarer and rarer.

Say, about 400 kinds of medical plant is close to extinction, include the berry Japanese yew needed to process anticancer medicines and one kind growing in the south of Africa is Mo department of trailing plants, are known as " Hu DiYa " Plant,have the latter and inhibit temporarily function that is hungry,for one of food of clans local.

Endangered medical plant include half foreign Yulan of variety also, whom they contain, and thick phenol Piao have, antibacterial antiinfectious antitumor function, used and made medicine by China 5000 years ago, used in Japanese medical herbs too, is used for treating cancer, epilepsy and cardiovascular vessel disease now.

In addition, still grow in the autumn of the area of Mediterranean saffron. Saffron has used for making medicines by Romans and Greeks since ancient times this autumn, they are used for treating leukemia and gout in modern medicines.

Protect world in Botanical Garden and say, though medicines developed in laboratory are getting more and more now, but about 50 hundred million persons treat disease with these medical plants in the whole world at present.

It is the biggest plant protection network in the world to protect world in Botanical Garden, its aim is to carry on plant protection, environmental education and promote sustainable development.


Several hundred kinds of medical plants in the world are close to extinction