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This chapter will cover four areas: (1) an overview of the Flora of China, its characteristics, and the reasons for its rich development; (2) the fomiation of databases for an overall understanding of these plants; (3) plant conservation in China; and (4) Chinese medicinal plants and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).
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Raven, P.H. (2001). Floras, Plant Conservation and China’s Future. In: Lin, Y. (eds) Drug Discovery and Traditional Chinese Medicine. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1455-8_2
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