... traditional knowledge without any return to the knowledge holder. Bio-piracy is a major issue in developing countries today. The rich knowledge base of countries like India in medicinal plants and health care has led to a keen interest by pharmaceutical companies to use this knowledge as a resource for research and development programs in the hope of discovering and producing new drugs. In ... from the country where it originated, or even purchased from the country from which the sample was originally taken. Plants may be cultivated in another country, or outside their natural environme...

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