Study On The Status Of Medicinal Plants In Kim Son Cummune Kim Boi District Hoa Binh Province

MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT

VIETNAM FORESTRY UNIVERSITY

STUDENT THESIS PROPOSAL

Title

Study on the status of medicinal plants in Kim Son commune, Kim Boi district, Hoa

Binh province

Major: Natural Resources Management

Code: D850101

Faculty: Forest Resources and Environmental Management

Student: Bui Thi Thanh Nhan Student ID: 1153091143

Class: K56 Natural Resources Management Course: 2011 - 2015

Advanced Education Program

Developed in collaboration with Colorado State University, USA

Supervisor: Dr. Le Xuan Truong

Ha Noi, November./2015

ADKNOWLEDGMENT

After a period of study and research in the university, thanks to the helping of

Natural Resource Management department-Faculty: Forest Resources and Environmental

Management, Vietnam Forestry University, under the instruction of Dr. Le Xuan Truong,

I have conducted the topic: “Study on the status of medicinal plants in Kim Son

commune, Kim Boi district, Hoa Binh province.”.

Till now have I completed the topic, to get this result in addition to the efforts of

myself there is enthusiastic support of teachers in Faculty: Forest Resources and

Environmental Management, the encouragement and support of family, friends and Kim

Son commune people helped me to completed topic.

First of all, I would like to thank Dr. Le Xuan Truong has enthusiastically helped

me during the implementation of thesis.

I would like to thank People's Committee in Kim Son commune, administration

broad, Statistics Committe, population boards, committees, administrations and local

communities have helped me in the process to implement the thesis.

Sincerely thank!

Hanoi October 10th 2015

Bui Thi Thanh Nhan

TABLE CONTENT

ADKNOWLEDGMENT

TABLE CONTENT

LIST OF TABLES

LIST OF FIGURES

I. INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................... - 1 -

II. LITERATURE REVIEW............................................................................................. - 3 -

2.1. In the world................................................................................................................ - 3 -

2.2. In Vietnam ................................................................................................................. - 4 -

2.2.1. Resources of medicinal plants in Vietnam ............................................................. - 4 -

2.2.2. Status of medicinal plants research in Vietnam...................................................... - 5 -

III. GOALS AND (SPECIFIC) OBJECTIVES: ............................................................... - 7 -

3.1. Goals.......................................................................................................................... - 7 -

3.2. Objectives .................................................................................................................. - 7 -

IV. METHODS AND STUDY SITE ............................................................................... - 8 -

4.1. Field surveys.............................................................................................................. - 8 -

4.2. Community survey methodology............................................................................. - 10 -

4.3. Data processing........................................................................................................ - 11 -

4.4. Assess the level of threat ......................................................................................... - 11 -

4.5. Natural condition. .................................................................................................... - 12 -

4.5.1. Geographic location.............................................................................................. - 12 -

4.5.2. Topography........................................................................................................... - 12 -

4.5.3. Climate and Hydrology......................................................................................... - 12 -

4.5.4. The other resources............................................................................................... - 13 -

4.6. Socioeconomic conditions. ...................................................................................... - 14 -

4.6.1. Development Status of economic sectors............................................................. - 14 -

4.6.2. Population, labor, employment and income. ........................................................ - 15 -

4.6.3. Development Status of infrastructure. .................................................................. - 15 -

4.6.4. Education and Training......................................................................................... - 16 -

4.6.5. Health.................................................................................................................... - 16 -

V. RESULT .................................................................................................................... - 17 -

5.1. Diversity about medicinal plant:.............................................................................. - 17 -

5.1.1. Diversity follows these steps classification .......................................................... - 17 -

5.2. Some rare species of medicinal plants in Vietnam's Red Book............................... - 22 -

5.3. Exploitation situation of medicinal plants for use in the community...................... - 23 -

5.4. Exploitation situation of medicinal plants for sale .................................................. - 23 -

5.5 The difficulties in the cultivation of medicinal plants, knowledge, attitudes and

practices of people in the conservation and development of medicinal plants............... - 25 -

5.5.1. The difficulties in the cultivation and conservation of medicinal plants.............. - 25 -

5.5.2. Transfer knowledge and experience in the use of medicinal plants ..................... - 26 -

5.5.3. Knowledge, attitudes and practices of Muong communities in the conservation and

sustainable use of medicinal plants in the area ............................................................... - 27 -

5.5.4. Solution in sustainable management of medicinal plants..................................... - 27 -

CONCLUSION, EXISTENCE AND PROPOSALS...................................................... - 29 -

1. Conclusion .................................................................................................................. - 29 -

2. Proposal ...................................................................................................................... - 30 -

REFERENCES

LIST OF TABLES

Table 5.1: Distributions of medicinal plants are popular in Kim Son commune ........... - 17 -

Table 5.2: Diversity number of plant families................................................................ - 18 -

Table 5.3: Diversity of life forms of medicinal plant’s Kim Son people ....................... - 19 -

Table 5.4: Diversity of plant parts used drugs................................................................ - 20 -

Table 5.5: Distribution of plant and disease group rate (%)........................................... - 21 -

Table 5.6: List of species included in the Red Book of Vietnam ................................... - 22 -

Table 5.7: List of species exploited for trafficking......................................................... - 24 -

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 5.1: Diversity in the distribution of medicinal plants.......................................... - 19 -