MEDICINAL PLANTS OF THE REPUBLIC OF TUVA AND THEIR MEANING
Intensive plowing of virgin lands in the Soviet period, the active economic activity of the population of the Republic of Tuva has now led to the violation of natural plant communities, reducing the raw material reserves of medicinal plants. This article presents the results of long-term route geobotanical studies of the current state of some medicinal plants and evaluation of raw materials reserves in the territory of Tuva. Geographical location of the study areas is described and the areas of commercial thickets are identified. It is established, reserves of Rhodiola rosea L. and Thermopsis mongolica Сzefr. and some medicinal plants are insignificant. Thus, the productivity of Leuzea reaches 320-150 kg/ha, biological reserves of raw materials Rh. rosea in Tuva is 110 t, operational - 77, volume of possible annual harvesting - 11; productivity of Th. mongolica is 162 t, operating reserve - 121, the amount of possible annual harvesting - 36. Due to the low employment of the able-bodied population of Tuva, the identified reserves of raw materials of medicinal plants can be used for scientifically based harvesting and processing them in the areas of their natural growth - Todzhu, Kaa-Khem, Tere-Khol, Piy-Khem, Bay-Taygа, Tandн, Kyzyl, etc.