In Vitro Propagation and Secondary Metabolite Production from Medicinal Plants: Current Trends (Part 2)

Author(s): Rafiq Lone*, Shakir Ahmad Mochi, Younis Ahmad Hajam, Ibraq Khurshid and Azra N. Kamili

DOI: 10.2174/9789815196351124010006

In Vitro Propagation and Phytochemical Screening of Some Important Medicinal Plants of Northern India-A Review

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Abstract

SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.

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Plants are indispensable for the preservation of human life. They supply us with oxygen, food, fuel, and shelter while also holding a crucial role in disease treatment, such as cancer, diabetes, and tumors. Medicinal plants are harnessed across various cultures and nations as medicinal precursors. In today's era, biotechnological methods like tissue culture are vital for selecting, multiplying, and conserving medicinal plant genotypes. Regeneration under in vitro conditions notably enhances the production of high-quality plant-based medicines. Plant tissue culture techniques offer a unified approach for producing standardized phytopharmaceuticals, yielding consistent plant material for physiological characterization and active phytoconstituent assessment. While many medicinal plants are successfully regenerated under in vitro conditions, there are certain species that continue to be cultivated in soil, with their large-scale development through micropropagation remaining uncommon. The micropropagation technique employed for cloning these medicinal plants involves the utilization of various concentrations of plant growth regulators within a media variant (MS 1962). The process of plant regeneration is achieved through both organogenesis and embryogenesis, facilitated by the supplementation of auxins and cytokinins. In this context, this chapter provides a concise overview of the integrated micropropagation culture system designed for the effective propagation of medicinally significant specimens.

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