India is virtually an epicentre of biodiversity as it has around 10,000 species of higher plants, which are used systematically for treatment of a wide spectrum of human ailments, Prof Chandrakant Kokate, vice-chancellor of KLE University, Belagum, has said. He was speaking at the international conference and exhibition on pharmacognosy here on Monday. About 20,000 different medicinal of plants are grown in India totally, he said. Read More
