South Africa has a very rich plant biodiversity, many of which are
medicinally useful. The rich resource is decreasing at an alarming rate
as a result of over- exploitation. Plant in vitro regeneration is a
biotechnological tool that offers a potential solution to this problem
as it provides a means of putting the plants onto the market at lower
prices. We present in this paper a review of micro propagation
protocols developed for selected medicinal plants of South Africa and
highlight the need for the utilization of this technology for the mass
propagation of over-exploited medicinal plants in South Africa
