Medicinal Plants: Can Utilization and Conservation Coexist? Adv Econ Bot (12) NYBG PARTNER encompasses the oldest

encompasses the oldest

Recent fieldwork by the authors in both countries has yielded some of the first targeted

families Sphagnaceae through Timmiaceae

sequence and numbers of septa formed

but the emotional ties forged by direct experience

Medicinal Plants: Can Utilization and Conservation Coexist? Adv Econ Bot (12) NYBG PARTNER encompasses the oldestPeople of many cultures have long relied on plants for their medicinal value. Demand on a large scale, however, sometimes leads to degradation of these valuable resources. This study by Sheldon, Balick, and Laird examines the cases of several plant species valued in traditional and contemporary medicine, and the ramifications of their over harvesting.