Climbers are plants with weak stems that require support to grow upright. This group of plants develops various climbing mechanisms, classified as tendrillar, twiners, scramblers, clinging, adhesive and woody climbers (lianas). Although climbers are predominantly angiosperms, some are ferns, and one gymnosperm member Gnetum is included in this category. The angiosperm families mainly composed of climbers include Cucurbitaceae, Convolvulaceae and Dioscoreaceae. India’s biodiversity includes two regions, the Western Ghats and the Eastern Himalayas. According to the Botanical Survey of India, of approximately 18,000 species of angiosperms in India, 8000 of them are medicinal plants and several of them are climbers. Many climbers are medicinally important and used as herbal remedies in traditional systems of Indian medicine, including Ayurveda, Sidha and Unani. Several active phytochemicals from different parts of these plants are isolated and used as medicine either alone or in combination with other compounds. Unfortunately, many of these plants are under the threat of extinction due to habitat depletion and overexploitation and conservation efforts are required to ensure their long-term stability. In this review, we discuss in vitro propagation and conservation strategies for Indian medicinal climbers from diverse families including Fabaceae, Aristolochiaceae, Asparagaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Sapindaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Vitaceae, Ranunculaceae, Menispermaceae, Colchicaceae, Apocynaceae, Rubiaceae, Passifloraceae, Stemonaceae, Euphorbiaceae and Cucurbitaceae due to their high medicinal value.

登山者是茎较弱的植物，需要支撑才能直立生长。这组植物开发出各种攀登机制，分为攀枝花，双生子，加扰器，紧贴，黏性和木质攀登者（藤本植物）。尽管登山者主要是被子植物，但有些是蕨类植物，而一个裸子植物成员Gnetum包括在此类别中。被子植物科主要由登山者组成，包括葫芦科，旋花科和薯Di科。印度的生物多样性包括西高止山脉和喜马拉雅东部两个地区。根据印度植物调查，印度约有18,000种被子植物，其中8000种是药用植物，其中一些是攀缘植物。许多登山者在医学上都很重要，并在印度传统医学系统中用作草药，包括阿育吠陀，西达和乌纳尼。分离了这些植物不同部位的几种活性植物化学物质，单独或与其他化合物组合用作药物。不幸，由于栖息地的枯竭，这些植物中有许多正面临灭绝的威胁，为了确保植物的长期稳定性，需要进行过度开发和保护工作。在这篇评论中，我们讨论印度药用登山者的体外繁殖和保护策略，来自不同的科，包括豆科，马兜铃科，天门冬科、,草科，无患子科，马兜铃科，葡萄科，毛an科，半乳科，菊科，夹竹桃科，Eu科，菊科，菊科，西番莲科，西番莲科值。