Survey on Resource of Medicinal Plants in Guiding County of Guizhou Province

Resource of medicinal plants in Guiding County of Guizhou Province were investigated through field survey,sample collection,data study and species identification.More than 693 species of vascular plants belonging to 151 families and 439 genera were found.Based on the fundamental traditional Chinese medicine theory,treatments accepted by folk and drug use from clinical practices,all medicinal plants were divided into 18 classes according to their medicinal functions.Suggestions were made for sustainable development of twenty new medicinal resources and five protected plants in Guiding County.