The Production

The practice of collecting herbs from the wild for the commercial production of traditional medicines will at some stage in the future endanger the existence of these species. The only way to prevent the growing demand for these herbal medicines from endangering herb species is to plant these herbs commercially. In order to make sure that these herbs can be grown commercially without losing their medicinal properties, good understanding of the growth requirements of these crops is important. These include the understanding of their natural growth habitat, collection techniques, propagation of the planting materials, harvesting and post harvest handling of the herbs.