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India's rich flora, including medicinal plants, is rapidly disappearing due to over-exploitation. To manage this resource, mass propagation of crops using plant tissue culture strategies is necessary. The conservation and domestication of endangered and threatened species is a critical global issue due to habitat destruction, fragmentation, degradation, and human-wildlife conflict. This review provides an overview of the conservation and domestication status of these species, their successes and challenges, and future directions for conservation and domestication. The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB) in New Delhi has been instrumental in conservation and cultivation of these species, addressing habitat loss, biotic and abiotic interference, and unsustainable harvesting. The NMPB has funded numerous projects for the conservation and cultivation of endangered and threatened medicinal plants. Future directions for conservation and domestication include technology, community engagement, and policy support.