Plants for life: - Sacred Seeds Sanctuary

ContentsMagnolia denudata.Flower buds and seedsused in Asia forheadaches and sinusitis.1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................................42. Background .................................................................................................................................................................................53. Medicinal plants for healing .................................................................................................................................................64. Medicinal plants for livelihoods...........................................................................................................................................85. Approaches to medicinal plant conservation .................................................................................................................106. Medicinal plants and botanic gardens .............................................................................................................................157. Recommendations for medicinal plant conservation actions by botanic gardens..............................................208. Towards an action plan for medicinal plant conservation by BGCI..........................................................................249. Conclusions...............................................................................................................................................................................2610. References.................................................................................................................................................................................27Acronyms and Acknowledgements ....................................................................................................................................29AnnexesAnnex 1 The Global Strategy for Plant Conservation: 2010 Targets .....................................................................................30Annex 2 Source data for list of medicinal plants ....................................................................................................................31Annex 3 Medicinal plants questionnaire ..................................................................................................................................33Annex 4 Analysis of questionnaire responses ........................................................................................................................34Annex 5 Suggested priority species for conservation action ................................................................................................36Annex 6 The 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species categories ...................................................................................45Annex 7 BGCI regional action plan for medicinal plant conservation ..................................................................................46Plants for life: Medicinal plant conservation and botanic gardens 3