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Table
1. Numbers and Plants used medicinally worldwide (Schippmann et al. 2002). |
Country |
Plants species |
Medicinal plant species |
Percentage |
China |
26,092 |
4,941 |
18.9 |
India |
15,000 |
3,000 |
20.0 |
Indonesia |
22,500 |
1000 |
4.4 |
Malaysia |
15,500 |
1,200 |
7.7 |
Nepal |
6,973 |
700 |
10.0 |
Pakistan |
4,950 |
300 |
6.1 |
Philippines |
8,931 |
850 |
9.5 |
Sri Lanka |
3,314 |
550 |
16.6 |
Thailand |
11,625 |
1,800 |
15.5 |
USA |
21,641 |
2,564 |
11.8 |
Vietnam |
10,500 |
1,800 |
17.1 |
Average |
13,366 |
1,700 |
12.5 |
World |
422,000 |
52,885 |
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