Sa nhan tim (Amomum Longiligulare T.L.Wu) (Source: VNA)Thanh Hoa (VNA) – A
to preserve and develop the of the medicinal
plants Ba Kich (Morinda officinalis How) and
Sa nhan tim (Amomum Longiligulare
T.L.Wu) is underway in Pu Hu Nature Reserve, the northern central
province of Thanh Hoa.
According to Nguyen Phuong Dong, Director of the management board of the reserve
area, the project will be conducted from 2017-2020, contributing to raise
public awareness of protecting rare herbal plants in the locality.
It is focusing on researching the
current status and threats to these two species in 20 villages, holding conferences
and signing commitments to protect the plants in 40 villages in the buffer zone
of the reserve area.
The board is also working to propose preservation measures and printing posters
for the communication work.
The project is important as the natural distribution area of the plants is
gradually narrowing, Dong said.
It will also help protect forest resources and land, restore vegetation, raise forest
coverage, improve the environment and develop other herbal plants in Pu Hu
forest, he added.
Ba Kich is thought to have some effects in the treatment of many diseases such
as kidney failure, impotence, rheumatism, neurological depression, insomnia,
asthma and diarrhoea, among others. The planting of the medicinal plant has
been piloted in the northern provinces of Lang Son, Vinh Phuc and Hoa Binh.
Sa nhan tim is usually used to
treat digestion-related diseases.-VNA
Source: VietnamPlus
