SUSTAINABLE UTILIZATION OF INDIAN MEDICINAL PLANTS: CONSERVATION STRATEGIES SUPPORTED BY CHEMOPROFILING AND MOLECULAR AUTHENTICATION
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https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v14.i2.2026.6843Keywords:
Sustainable Utilization, Indian Medicinal Plants, Chemoprofiling, Molecular Authentication, Conservation StrategiesAbstract [English]
India exists as a global biodiversity hotspot which contains more than 8000 medicinal plant species that traditional systems use in Ayurveda Siddha and Unani medicine practices Verma et al. (2024). The global demand has increased which resulted in people taking almost 90 percent of these wild resources through unsustainable methods which now endanger the future of highly sought plants such as Picrorhiza kurroa and Costus speciosus Kumar et al. (2021), Verma et al. (2024). The article investigates sustainable utilization through a comprehensive strategy that combines biotechnological tools with conservation practices. The investigation requires chemoprofiling through High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) and Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) methods which will detect phytochemical changes that authenticate the standard of herbal products according to Mathe et al. (2024), scientists use DNA markers together with molecular authentication methods which include RAPD and ISSR and AFLP to create an accurate system for identifying species and studying their genetic makeup Kumar et al. (2021), Hegde et al. (2017). India can protect its herbal resources through advanced analytical techniques which work together with new agricultural methods such as hydroponics and vertical farming to meet industrial needs Raju et al. (2025).
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