Chapter 22, Problem 1AC

Summary Introduction

To enlist:

The steps that can be used to preserve the natural resources that will also allow the nation to direct their own economic development.

Concept introduction:

Before the rise of synthetic drugs, more than 80% of all the medicine was of plant origin. Even at some places plant products are used to treat virtually any ailment in china herbal medicines are widely used because these medicines do not have any side effects. But nowadays the forests from which these medicines are extracted are being converted into agriculture land. So we are in danger of losing many of these potential drugs before they can be evaluated by modern medicine.