Question

What percentage of medicinal plants are distributed in areas other than forests?

1. Only 10% of medicinal plants are distributed in open grasslands, agricultural pastures, and near fresh water bodies.
2. Approximately 50% of medicinal plants are found outside of forest habitats.
3. The majority of medicinal plants grow in grasslands and agricultural areas.

• A. iii only
• B. i only
• C. ii, iii
• D. All

Answer 1

Answer:

B. i only

• According to the World Health Organization (WHO), medicinal plants play a pivotal role in developing countries, where more than 80% of the rural population uses nearby accessible medicinal plants for their primary medical needs.

• Most of the country's medicinal plants are found in forest habitats. Only 10% of the medicinal plants are distributed among open grass-lands, agricultural pastures and in and around fresh water bodies etc.

• There are a large number of medicinal plant species in India, with concentrated spots in the region of Eastern Himalayas, Western Ghats and Andaman & Nicobar Island.

• National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) of Ministry of AYUSH has been implementing the Central Sector Scheme for Conservation, Development and Sustainable Management of Medicinal Plants.