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More than `25%` of drugs are derived from plants. What kind of benefit does this describe?

A

Ethical value

B

Aesthetic value

C

Direct economic value

D

Indirect economic value

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C
Humans derive countless direct econimic benefits from nature that come under narrow utilitarian category. These benefits include food, fibre, construction material etc. More than 25 percent of the drugs currently sold in the market world wide are derived from plants and `25,000` species of plants contribute to the traditional medicines used by native people around the world.
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