Abstract
There are considerable demands in market for the production of herbal products particularly for pharmacies of ayurveda based on plant products of medicinal climbers like Abrus precatorius, Asparagus racemosus, Caesalpinia bonduc, Celastrus paniculatus, Cissampelos pariera, Cissus quadrangularis, Gymnema sylvestre, Hemidesmus indicus, Ichnocarpus frutescens, Mucuna pruriens, Paederia scandens, Tinospora cordifolia etc. But, due to over exploitation and collection of above plants, it becomes rare in their natural habitat. The farmers and growers of medicinal plants are often taking less interest for cultivation of above medicinal climbers. In the above context, it is delineated herewith enumeration of some medicinal plants mostly climbers for cultivation under Herbo-Agroforestry System (HAS) besides the cultivation of other crops and maintenances of components under the canopy of trees. It would be a suitable option for conservation of valuable medicinal climbers.
Keywords
Medicinal Climbers, Conservation, Herbo-Agroforestry System