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July 1, 2026PlantsOpen Access

Climate Change Threats to Medicinal Plants: Progress in Impact Assessments and Implications for Pharmaceutical Sustainability

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YCYixian ChengZZZilong Zhang

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Overview

Scoping review assesses ecological threats to medicinal plants, suggesting improved conservation strategies.

Key Points

  • This study aims to evaluate the impact of climate change on medicinal plants and identify conservation strategies.
  • Scoping review methodology employed to analyze literature from CNKI, Wanfang Data, and PubMed.
  • 65 articles from Chinese and international sources were systematically reviewed.
  • A conceptual map was created to analyze response mechanisms and conservation status.
  • Habitat loss and climate change are identified as primary ecological threats.
  • Responses of medicinal plants include population decline, range shifts, and changes in secondary metabolites.
  • Current conservation efforts primarily focus on ex situ protection, revealing a gap in climate change adaptation management.

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Cheng et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a44ae015cd2549c8bc43572https://doi.org/10.3390/plants15132009
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