Medicinal: Overharvesting. Sustainability and Conservation. Cultures around the world have learned to use plants to fight illness and maintain health; more than 50,000 flowering plants are used medicinally. As medical plants receive more commercial attention, there is an increased risk of overharvesting, which puts many medicinal species at risk of extinction. You can help to limit these losses by choosing vitamins and medicines with ingredients that were legally collected.
Cultures around the world have learned to use plants to fight illness and maintain health; more than 50,000 flowering plants are used medicinally. As medical plants receive more commercial attention, there is an increased risk of overharvesting, which puts many medicinal species at risk of extinction. You can help to limit these losses by choosing vitamins and medicines with ingredients that were legally collected.
Location. 38° 36.68′ N, 90° 15.503′ W. Marker is in St. Louis, Missouri. It is in Missouri Botanical Garden. Marker is on Shaw Boulevard west of Tower Grove Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4344 Shaw Boulevard, Saint Louis MO 63110, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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