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MEDICINAL AND AROMATIC PLANTS FROM CORDOBA, ARGENTINA; THEIR COMMERCIAL AND SOCIO-CULTURAL ASPECTS
Diagnosis produced in the Undersecretariat of Environmental Management (S.G.A.), Health Ministery, management and commercialization of these species say that Cordoba city has 97 domestic plants that are in high demand, which include 38 authochtons.
On the basis of the existance of 21 endangered species (Lagrotteria et al, 1986) in Cordoba, Argentina, the authors updated this information into 20 medicinal and aromatic native plants in the District of San Janvier, Cordoba, Argentina.
Infusion industries, as Medicinal Speciality Laboratories and Composite Yerba Mate and Non-alcoholic Drinks use basically 5 authochtons plants.
The magnitude of the gathering in their natural areas of distribution during spring, summer and autumn, with neither techniques nor control on the work by state personnel, brings serious problems: endangered species erosionable soil, hydric and eolic erosion.
With the purpose to develop accurate technology to produce quality, quantity and continuity in the production of high domestic demand native plants, the Plant Physiology Lab., Fac.
Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences, National University of Cordoba, has been carrying out since 1990 the Project "Microprogation and Obtention of Secondary Metabolites of Medicinal and Aromatic Native Plants from Central Argentina".