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