Indonesian research center for medicinal plants displaces incense harvesters

Mongabay
Jan 13, 2022, 8:44 am191 pts
HUMBANG HASUNDUTAN, Indonesia — Indonesia has an enormous variety of plants with medicinal properties, and traditional herbal medicines such as jamu are still widely used by both urban and rural populations. At least 80% of the medicinal plant species in Southeast Asia can be found in Indonesia. In 2021, the…

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