Impacts of climate change on the suitable habitat of Angelica sinensis and analysis of its drivers in China.

ABSTRACT: Climate change is shifting optimal habitats for medicinal plants, potentially compromising the efficacy and therapeutic value of herbal remedies. Global warming and increased extreme weather events threaten the sustainability and pharmaceutical integrity of Angelica sinensis (Oliv.) Diels (A. sinensis). Despite its importance in traditional herbal medicine, there is limited research on adaptation of A. sinensis to climate challenges. This study systematically collected occurrence data of A. sinensis through field expeditions and online databases, using the Maxent ecological niche modeling tool and ArcGIS software to forecast suitable habitats. A total of 402 species occurrence points and 21 environmental variables were selected for modeling, resulting in 1,160 distribution models, of which

SUBMITTER: Xi S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11775104 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature