Jyoti Parihar, Sanjeev Kumar*, Namarta Sharma and I.A.Hamal
Department of Botany, University of Jammu, Jammu-180006
E.mail. sanjeevkoul222@gmail.com
Abstract: In India, the state of Jammu & Kashmir is endowed with a valuable and fascinating variety of plant resources including the medicinal plants which have attracted people since earlier time’s .The potential and importance of these medicinal plants has gone unrecognized and even mistaken for cheap resources and consequently its unsystematic exploitation has increased. This paper discusses economic aspects and field status of Artemisia maritima L. and how this important medicinal plant has been exploited and the need to conserve it.
Keywords: Field status, Medicinal Plant, Artemisia maritima
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