Compilation on the medicinal uses Calendula officinalis and Calendula arvensis species distributed in the flora of Turkey

Cenk PAŞA *

Departments of Plant and Animal Production, Balıkesir University, Altınoluk Vocational School, Medicinal and Aromatical Plant Programme, Altınoluk, Edremit, Balıkesir, Turkey.
 
Research Article
GSC Biological and Pharmaceutical Sciences, 2022, 21(03), 048–052.
Article DOI: 10.30574/gscbps.2022.21.3.0451
Publication history: 
Received on 14 October 2022; revised on 25 November 2022; accepted on 28 November 2022
 
Abstract: 
Turkey has an important position in the world in terms of the richness of plant species. It contains about 9,000 plant species and 11,500 taxa. In addition, more than 1000 plant species are used as medicinal and aromatic plants in our country. Medicinal plants are mostly collected from nature and evaluated. Recent studies have shown that these plants can be evaluated in many ways both in agriculture and in various industrial areas. Calendula genus is represented by over 60 taxa in the world and 4 taxa in Turkey. Especially from these taxa; The medicinal and economic values of Calendula officinalis and Calendula arvensis species are quite high. In this study, the medicinal uses of Calendula officinalis and Calendula arvensis plants, which are distributed in the flora of Turkey, were examined in detail based on the literature.
 
Keywords: 
Calendula officinalis; Calendula arvensis; Asteraceae; Medicinal; Turkey
 
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