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Orchids (Orchidaceae Zinn.) Colchian forests - rare and endangered species. They are of interest for ecotourism because of its decorative properties. At the same time they can serve as a source of strong means of restoring health. Propagation and cultivation of Orchids in vitro allows us to solve three problems at once. First - the protection and restoration of natural populations suffering under the influence of civilization. The second is environmental education. And the third - to provide effective medicinal substances that restore health by means of biotechnological. © 2014 by Apple Academic Press, Inc.