Conservation Strategy for African Medicinal Species: In Vitro Biotechnological Approach

The use of medicinal plants for different therapeutic values is welldocumented in African continent. African diverse biodiversity hotspots providea wide range of endemic species, which ensures a potential medicinal value.The feasible conservation approach and sustainable harvesting for the medicinalspecies remains a huge challenge. However, conservation approach through different biotechnological tools such as micropropagation, somatic embryogenesis,synthetic seed production, hairy root culture, molecular markers based studyand cryopreservation of endemic African medicinal species is much crucial. Inthis review, an attempt has been made to provide different in vitro biotechnological approaches for the conservation of African medicinal species. The presentreview will be helpful in further technology development and deciding the priorities at decision-making levels for in vitro conservation and sustainable use ofAfrican medicinal species.