The socio-economic life of the rural people depends on their embient vegetarian from where they derive all their material requirements – timber, food, fuel wood, medicinal plants etc. About 95% of the interior population depends on herbal medicine and nearly 98% of raw materials are harvested from the wild plant resources without replenishing the growing stocks. The village herbal preparation includes uprooting of the plants which is detrimental to the individuals or sub-populations. And as a result, commonly used and effective herbal plants became rare and endangered species, and some plants are on the verge of extinction unless conservation measures are taken up for revival.

  The following medicinal plants are found in Mizoram :

 (1)  Achyranthes aspera (Buchhawl)

(2)  Actephila exelsa (Maiteleng)

(3)  Altstonia scholaris (Thuamriat)

(4)  Aporusa octandra (Chhawntual)

(5)  Berginak ciliate (Khamdamdawi)

(6)  Blumea lanceolaris (Buaro)

(7)  Catharanthus roseus (Kumtluang)

(8)  Curcuma zedaoria (Ai disung)

(9)  Cynocardia odorata (Sai thei)

(10) Lonicera macrantha (Leihruisen)

(11) Martynia annua (Vatelu)

(12) Phyllanthus fraternus (Mitthisulhlu)

(13) Stemona tuberose (Kaimam)

(14) Zanonia indica (Lalruanga daibur)

(15) Holarrhena antidysenterica (Thlengpa)

 Projects for Research and Development of medicinal plants are being encouraged. 

Mizoram invites proposal for development of herbal and medicinal plants and for setting up processing units in Mizoram.