MEDICINAL PLANTING — ONE OF THE DIRECTIONS OF DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

Abstract

The article defines the role of medicinal plant growing in agriculture. The functions of medicinal plants are: meeting the needs of the body in nutrients; suppression of pathogenic microflora of the body; increased blood flow to certain organs; strengthening of secretory (secretory) functions of the body; antiallergic action; cessation of bleeding; effects on the central nervous system. The most common in rural areas and profitable for growing are chamomile — the average yield is on average 5–10 kg/ha, can bring income up to 300 thousand UAH; Oregano — a good honey plant with a productivity of up to 100 kg/ha; lemon balm — with a yield of 220–250 kg/ha of raw weight, or 35–40 kg/ha of dry grass, you can get about 35 kg/ha of essential oil and an income of about $ 8000 per 1 quintal of dry weight; valerian — yield is from 7–9 to 15–20 kg/ha, you can get up to 240 thousand UAH/100 kg; peppermint — with a yield of 15–20 kg/ha, the total income will be from 60 to 80 thousand UAH; Echinacea purpurea — yield is about 4 t/ha of dry grass and up to 2 t/ha of roots, profit up to 80 thousand UAH/1 ha per grass and up to 200 thousand UAH per root. In the production of medicinal plant raw materials should be based on socioecological and economic factors, which include: qualitative and quantitative state of natural resources, the possibility of increasing income from the cultivation of medicinal raw materials; income in the form of wages, job creation; strengthening the physical and moral health of the population. It is established that medicinal crops are more profitable to grow than agricultural crops.