Molecules from nature: Reconciling biodiversity conservation and global healthcare imperatives for sustainable use of medicinal plants and fungi

Societal Impact Statement Plants and fungi have provided, or inspired, key pharmaceuticals for global health challenges, including cancer, heart disease, dementia, and malaria, and are valued as traditional medicines worldwide. Global demand for medicinal plants and fungi has threatened certain spec...

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Main Authors: Melanie‐Jayne R. Howes, Cassandra L. Quave, Jérôme Collemare, Evangelos C. Tatsis, Danielle Twilley, Ermias Lulekal, Andrew Farlow, Liping Li, María‐Elena Cazar, Danna J. Leaman, Thomas A. K. Prescott, William Milliken, Cathie Martin, Marco Nuno De Canha, Namrita Lall, Haining Qin, Barnaby E. Walker, Carlos Vásquez‐Londoño, Bob Allkin, Malin Rivers, Monique S. J. Simmonds, Elizabeth Bell, Alex Battison, Juri Felix, Felix Forest, Christine Leon, China Williams, Eimear Nic Lughadha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-09-01
Series:Plants, People, Planet
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ppp3.10138