Documentation of medicinal plants of The Sudan, methods applied and future prospects

Abstract

In an attempt to establish a national work plan or program for studying medicinal plants and their therapeutic uses, it is primarily important to identify and document all available information in the field. Documentation of medicinal plants is considered crucial in preserving the loss of orally transmitted indigenous cultural heritage, identifying new therapeutic compounds for further pharmacological studies, securing the intellectual property rights for local communities, and facilitating conservation processes to overwhelm overexploitation through sustainable utilization.