Plants used in traditional treatment of prostate diseases in Turkey

Authors : Yunus Emre ŞAHİN, Meryem Şeyda ERBAY, Sezin ANIL, Roukie KANTAR, Şükran KÜLTÜR, Gülay MELİKOĞLU

Pages : 191-203

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Publication Date : 2019-12-01

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :DOI : 10.26650/IstanbulJPharm.2019.19025 Turkey has a very rich flora and also many medicinal plants, due to its geography. In this study, it has been aimed to provide information about the plants used by people against prostate diseases in Turkey. It has been screened ethnobotanical studies made in various parts of the Turkey and 107 taxa used in treatment of prostate diseases have been recorded. These plants are belong to predominantly Rosaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(15 taxa);, Asteraceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(13 taxa);, Lamiaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(10 taxa);, Poaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(4 taxa);, Anacardiaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3 taxa);, Apiaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3 taxa);, Brassicaceae insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(3 taxa); families. The plant parts used for treatment are leaves, aerial parts, flowers, roots and seeds. Flavonoids, essential oils, tannins, saponins, alkaloids, and steroids are the most common chemical compounds in these plants. Activity studies to support the use of prostate diseases for 17 taxa have been reached. Similar activity studies can be done for other plants and so new drugs can be developed for the treatment of prostate diseases. You may cite this article as : Şahin YE, Erbay MŞ, Anıl S, Kantar R, Kültür Ş, Melikoğlu G insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(2019);. Plants Used in Traditional Treatment Against Prostate Diseases in Turkey. Istanbul J Pharm 10.26650/IstanbulJPharm.2019.19025.
Keywords : Prostate diseases, Medicinal plants, Traditional treatment, Turkey

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