Climate Change Impact on Medicinal Plants: Adaptation Strategies for Sustainable Pharmaceutical Resources

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Authors

Sanyogita Shahi (ed)
Kalinga University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492101
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0040-1600
Shirish Kumar Singh (ed)
Regional Science Centre, Daldal Seoni, Saddu, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492014
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7471-5318
Amit Joshi (ed)
Kalinga University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492101
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8287-8375
Lincy Roy (ed)
Kalinga University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492101
https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6953-3691

Keywords:

Climate Change, Medicinal Plants, Sustainability , Sustainable Development, Quality Control, Wild Harvesting, Ethics

Synopsis

This book discusses the issue of what medicinal plants have to deal with because of the climate change, degradation of the habitat and overexploitation. It dwells on the interface between climate science, ethnobotany and phyma research and the impacts of climatic change on distributions, phenology, and phytochemical composition of medicinal plants. The chapter brings out the role of the indigenous community in conservation and transfer of traditional knowledge by oral traditions and local practices. It also speaks on the exploitation of the medicinal resources by world globalisation and industrialization with the resulting activity of over harvesting and destruction of habitat. The chapter highlights the issue of sustainable development and the dangers of climate change caused by factors like rising temperatures, the changes in rain patterns, desertification, and difficulties in extreme weather activities. It proposes interventions, which combine conservation biology, agricultural science and biotechnology to make sure that medicinal plants could be used as viable options to produce drugs. It also talks about Good Agricultural and Collection Practices (GACP), organic agricultural models, ex situ and in situ conservation strategies, etc. The chapter also looks at the contribution of such policy frameworks as Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Nagoya Protocol in facilitating equitable access and benefit sharing.

This piece of work underscores the relevance of medicinal plants among the rural and tribal societies and the effect of changes brought about by climate on the availability of the plants. This implies that acceptable models of sustainable harvesting, value addition and fair trade can build resilient ecosystems of knowledge and economy. Bio-piracy and the necessity to protect the native intellectual property rights in the form of the transparent benefit-sharing schemes are another subject of the chapter. With the modern technologies, including genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics, scientists are revolutionising the plant metabolic pathways which enables prediction and improvement of stress tolerance in medicinal species. Climate resilient production fields and extraction techniques are being simulated with the help of artificial intelligence and machine learning. Formulations obtained through nanotechnology, and controlled-environment agriculture will be promising solutions to the sustainable production of phytochemicals under the changing climatic conditions. The chapter recommends the use of a multi-layered educational model such as the formal academic curriculum, community awareness programs, and digital platforms to promote an all-inclusive view about the effects of climate change on medicinal plant resources. It further implies that the climate crisis does not only pose a problem to medicinal plants but also allows us to make new and new discoveries and adapt accordingly. The book has urged scientists, educators, policymakers and industries to come up with resilient systems that would balance human health decision with environmental sustainability.

This preface is already an invitation and an introduction at the same time to both think and act as well as to innovate in a responsible manner. The sustainability of the medicinal plants cannot be taken out of the sustainability of life. With climate change redefining our ecosystems, this chapter aims at adding a valuable insight to the creation of a world where nature and medicine live in a state of balance, continuity, and respect to each other.

Chapters

Author Biographies

Sanyogita Shahi, Kalinga University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, 492101

Professor, Department of Science (Chemistry)

Shirish Kumar Singh, Regional Science Centre, Daldal Seoni, Saddu, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492014

Scientist E & Project Director (I/c)

Amit Joshi, Kalinga University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492101

Deputy Examination Controller & Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry

Lincy Roy, Kalinga University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh 492101

Deputy Registrar & Head HR

Anubhav Dubey, Maharana Pratap College of Pharmacy, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh-209217

 Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology

Rupesh Thakur, alingaUniversity, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh- 492101

Professor, Department of Biochemistry

Parinita Tripathy, Kalinga University, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh- 492101

Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry

Shibani Mishra, Kalinga University, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh- 492101

Research Scholar, Department of Botany

Apurwa Singh, Kalinga University, NayaRaipur, Chhattisgarh- 492101

Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry

Kanchan Yadav Arya, Kalinga University, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh- 492101

Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry

Rakesh Mishra

Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacy

Jharna Maiti, Kalinga University, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh- 492101

Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry

Shashi Bala, Lucknow University, U.P., 226007, India

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry

Aparna Sharma, Lucknow University, U.P., 226007, India

Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry

Akanksha Yadav, Lucknow University, U.P., 226007, India

Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry

Soniya Pandey, Kalinga University, Raipur Chhattisgarh- 492101

Research Scholar, Department of Chemistry

Nivedita Shahi, Strategic Development Professional: Education, Health & Gender Equity

Strategic Development Professional: Education, Health & Gender Equity

Prashant Prakash, Infosutra Consultancy, Leading Innovation in Development Strategy, Research and Impact

Co-founder & Director

Vidhu Shekhar Nandan, Kalinga University, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh- 492101

Program Coordinator 

Priyanka Bose, MATS University, Raipur, Chhattisgarh

Assistant professor

Suryanarayan Kumar Yadav, Kalinga University, Naya Raipur, Chhattisgarh- 492101

Research Assistant, Department of Science

Ruchi Chandrakar, Kalinga University, Naya Raipur, C.G.

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Civil Engineering

Rahul Mishra, Kalinga University,Naya Raipur, C.G. 492101

Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

Nuresh Kumar Khunte, Kalinga University, Naya Raipur, C.G. 492101


Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering

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15 July 2025
Copyright (c) 2025 Sanyogita Shahi, Shirish Kumar Singh, Amit Joshi, Lincy Roy; Anubhav Dubey, Rupesh Thakur, Parinita Tripathy, Shibani Mishra, Apurwa Singh, Kanchan Yadav Arya, Rakesh Mishra, Jharna Maiti, Shashi Bala, Aparna Sharma, Akanksha Yadav, Soniya Pandey, Nivedita Shahi, Prashant Prakash, Vidhu Shekhar Nandan, Priyanka Bose, Suryanarayan Kumar Yadav, Ruchi Chandrakar, Rahul Mishra, Nuresh Kumar Khunte

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Shahi, S., Singh, S. K., Joshi, A. ., & Roy, L. (Eds.). (2025). Climate Change Impact on Medicinal Plants: Adaptation Strategies for Sustainable Pharmaceutical Resources. Deep Science Publishing. https://doi.org/10.70593/978-93-7185-109-1
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