Concept of Plant Tissue Culture in Ancient Science W.S.R Vriksha Ayurveda
Background: Plant tissue culture is a compilation of method used to maintain or grow plant cells, tissues or organs under sterile conditions on a nutrient culture medium of known composition. Plant tissue culture is widely used to produce clones of a plant in a method known as propagation. It comes under Plant biotechnology which is derived from a fusion of biology of plant and technology. Aim of study: Due to over abuse of traditional medicinal plants, environment unfriendly yielding and loss of growth habitat, the genetic biodiversity of traditional medicinal plants is under a continuous threat of extinction. So tissue culture is a best way to conserve the medicinal plant and also the mass production of the medicinal plants. Material methods: The study material of present article is collected from various text books, thesis, research papers and Wikipedia of the internet. Conclusion: In the most authentic form of traditional medicine in AYUSH system, Vriksha Ayurveda is one of the best forms and have huge concept in every field for the plants. New technologies developed for the conservation of medicinal plants in the form of tissue culture is now necessary to prevent their extinction from the earth.