Особенности формирования коллекционного фонда лекарственных растений в Национальном ботаническом саду им. Н. Н. Гришко НАН Украины

Abstract

The materials on the creation, preservation, expansion, and usage of plants with medicinal properties of the collection fund of N.N. Gryshko National Botanical Garden of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine are present in this article. The principles of forming the collection of medicinal plants are described as the integral part of the laboratory of medical botany of the Botanical Garden. The value of the collection fund for the development of the important scientific direction – the medical botany, the conservation of biological diversity, the source for the replenishment of collections of other institutions, practical classes for students of the higher educational institutions of medical and biological profile, and the scientific and educational activities are shown. The prospects of using medicinal plants in ornamental horticulture and phytodesign are lightened. The multifunctionality of medicinal plants provides wide possibilities for their practical application in various directions: the preservation and renewal of medicinal flora, the development of rational usage of plants, the phytochemical studies, the adaptation of plants in conditions of introduction, revealing the patterns of formation and accumulation of active substances.