Medicinal Plants in Regular Use
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Question (English)
About how many medicinal plant species in India are in regular use?
- 5,000
- 8,000 ✓ Correct
- 12,000
- 15,000
Explanation:
Correct Answer Explanation
About 8,000 medicinal plant species are in regular use in various systems of treatment including the folk tradition.
Key Points:
- Total medicinal plants: 15,000 species.
- Traditional systems: Ayurveda, Unani, Tibetan, folk.
- Now cosmetics are increasingly herbal in composition.
- These do not involve large-scale industrial and chemical processing.
Why Other Options Are Wrong
- A: Too low.
- C: Incorrect figure.
- D (15,000): This is total medicinal plant species, not those in regular use.
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