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Which research approach to choose for ethnobotanical study?
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I am in my second year of Ph. D. My research field revolves around the study of medicinal properties of certain plants. My first year was dedicated to grasping the basics of preparation of the extracts and assessing their secondary metabolites. Now as I’m in my second year, I need to choose the plant I would do my research on, and also decide the specific medicinal properties I would be looking for? The existing data on medicinal plants is huge and I am totally confused as to decide where to begin, which plant family to start from and what therapeutic properties to involve in my research aim? Mu guide is pestering me to submit a basic blueprint atleast about what roadmap I have decided upon.
My dilemma arises on the matter regarding which plant to choose as the topic of my study? Should I go for a plant that has been researched extensively as there will be literature, which I can refer or should i should i go for a novel or a less explored plant, on which although research can be done but there is no existing literature to begin with. My guide is adamant on using a novel plant, though, I am a bit skeptic. What if after analysis, no significant activity is found in the plant species? What if turns out to be a dead end? All the efforts will go down the train. On the other hand if I go for an already researched plant, there won’t be much to explore. I am thoroughly perplexed on this matter as to which path to choose as it will determine my whole thesis and subsequent post doc research. Some guidance will be highly appreciated.
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