Aromatic Medicinal Plants of the Lamiaceae Family from Uzbekistan: Ethnopharmacology, Essential Oils Composition, and Biological Activities

Autor: Nilufar Z. Mamadalieva, Davlat Kh. Akramov, Elisa Ovidi, Antonio Tiezzi, Lutfun Nahar, Shahnoz S. Azimova, Satyajit D. Sarker
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Medicines, Vol 4, Iss 1, p 8 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2305-6320
DOI: 10.3390/medicines4010008
Popis: Plants of the Lamiaceae family are important ornamental, medicinal, and aromatic plants, many of which produce essential oils that are used in traditional and modern medicine, and in the food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industry. Various species of the genera Hyssopus, Leonurus, Mentha, Nepeta, Origanum, Perovskia, Phlomis, Salvia, Scutellaria, and Ziziphora are widespread throughout the world, are the most popular plants in Uzbek traditional remedies, and are often used for the treatment of wounds, gastritis, infections, dermatitis, bronchitis, and inflammation. Extensive studies of the chemical components of these plants have led to the identification of many compounds, as well as essentials oils, with medicinal and other commercial values. The purpose of this review is to provide a critical overview of the literature surrounding the traditional uses, ethnopharmacology, biological activities, and essential oils composition of aromatic plants of the family Lamiaceae, from the Uzbek flora.
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