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Journal of Biodiversity, Bioprospecting and Development

Journal of Biodiversity, Bioprospecting and Development

ISSN: 2376-0214

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Biological Bioprospecting Scholarly Peer-review Journal

The concept of "bioprospecting" is based on the recognition of the importance of discovering natural products for the development of new crops and new drugs, often based on traditional knowledge. For example, in many developing countries, a large part of the population depends on traditional medicines for their primary health care needs. In India, 65% of the population has access only to traditional medicine systems and in Africa, 80% of the population uses traditional medicines.4 Much of this knowledge has not been tested using of the most advanced scientific methods, but this is evolving rapidly. As Laird and Wynberg5 note, natural products continue to play a dominant role in the discovery of new avenues for drug development. They contribute significantly to the net results of large pharmaceutical companies. Between January 1981 and June 2006, for example, 47% of anti-cancer drugs and 34% of all new small molecule chemical entities for the treatment of all categories of diseases were either natural products or directly derived from them. 6 The search for specific natural products is generally led by existing knowledge, often directly from indigenous or local communities, but now, in many cases, transferred via the public domain.

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