Aromatic Medicinal Plants from Tajikistan (Central Asia)

Medicines

Farukh S. Sharopov²  Hanjing Zhang¹  Michael Wink²  William N. Setzer¹ 

[1] Department of Chemistry, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL 35899, USA; E-Mail:;Institute of Pharmacy and Molecular Biotechnology, Heidelberg University, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany

关键词: Tajikistan;    aromatic plants;    traditional herbal medicines;    essential oil compositions;    secondary metabolites;   

DOI  :  10.3390/medicines2010028

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

Tajikistan is a small country located in Central Asia. The mostly mountainous terrain with a continental, subtropical, and semiarid climate, is characterized by diverse flora. Many people in Tajikistan rely on medicinal plants as their traditional form of medicine to prevent and cure health disorders. Aromatic medicinal plants, in particular, have played an important role for the local people. In this review, we present a summary of the uses of 18 aromatic medicinal plants from Tajikistan and their compositions of secondary metabolites.

【 授权许可】

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