Table 1.

The inclusion and exclusion criteria for study selection

Subjects	Criteria description
Inclusion criteria	The subject is about medicinal plants
	The purpose is to conserve or sustainably use
	It has a detailed description of the strategy of conservation, sustainable use or resource management
	Consistent to the three items simultaneously
Exclusion criteria	The subject is not related to medicinal plants (e.g. animals or mineral substances)
	The purpose is not for conservation or sustainable use of medicinal plants (e.g. herb extraction, drug discovery, chemical constituent or pharmacological property)
	It has no description of the strategy of conservation, sustainable use or resource management of medicinal plants