Ethnopharmacological relevance Due to the outbreaks such as SARS, bird flu and swine flu,
which we frequently encounter in our century, we need fast solutions with no side effects …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Obesity is one of the growing public health problems in
Turkey, as well as all over the world, threatening people of almost all ages. Turkey has a …

Heavy metal accumulation in medicinal plants has increased dramatically in recent years
due to agricultural and industrial activities leading to pollution of natural sources. This study …

Medicinal plants have been used for treatment of many diseases since the ancient times
with traditional knowledge being transferred from generation to generation. However, in …

Real concerns exist over the impacts of biodiversity loss. This loss is increasing following
population pollution, which is producing strong impacts. There is a strong determination to …

The present study focused on the heavy metal and essential element contents that were
detected in 37 different plants for making assessments to reveal possible heavy metal …

According to the famous medicine man “Avicenna,” there are men on our mother earth who
have wit but no religion, and the men who have religion but no wit, ecologically speaking all …

Healing properties of plants are known to the humans since ancient times. The use of
natural medicines is an important issue. Medicinal plants are used as medicinal herb juices …

This chapter includes data on the medicinal and aromatic plants used in the treatment of
diabetes in Turkey, Pakistan, and Malaysia. The total number of medicinal plants evaluated …

Currently, the world population is face to face with a rapid emergence of high blood
pressure, which presents economic, as well as a serious current and long-term health …