DOI - Vydavatelství Mendelovy univerzity v Brně

Identifikátory DOI

DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-881-8-0019

Introduction to Medicinal Plants of Europe

G. Rúžíčková

Cultivation of MAPs is a “healthy” alternative to traditional production-intensive agriculture, as well as a means of environmental protection and restoration of landscape. An important option is the use of MAPs for plant protection or as a stimulant of plant growth and development. This is an opportunity for MAPs, considering the EMA (European Medicines Agency) documents, like adopting internal guidelines of the association of growers to provide improved qualitative factors. Development of MAPs depends on the provisioning policy, the availability and development of mechanization (especially harvesting machinery) and on the selection of proper varieties, as well as on the respect for the natural habitats of wild plant species which have to be collected sustainably. Promotion, advertising and education also contribute a lot in this sector. The main risk for the development of MAPs is the importation of lower quality drugs.

Klíčová slova: medicinal plants, Europe

stránky: 19-22, Publikováno: 2014, online: 2022



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