Medicinal plants at the ethnobotany–biotechnology interface in Africa

摘要: Africa bears a long history of people–plant interaction that has been significantly enhanced by biotechnology. Ethnomedicinal plants have targeted in the search for new natural products but their exploitation led to concern conservation. Biotechnology applications extend beyond conservation optimising product research and adding value useful plants. African ethnomedicinal with valuable secondary metabolites established vitro propagation protocols may be likely candidates genetic transformation when biotechnology becomes more accessible on continent. The ethnic floral wealth southern lends prime example how enrich interactions.