2005 Medicinal Plants Used in Russia and Central Asia for the Treatment of Selected Skin Conditions

Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants Volume 11, Issue 1-2, 2005

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Medicinal Plants Used in Russia and Central Asia for the Treatment of Selected Skin Conditions

DOI:

10.1300/J044v11n01_07

Nazim Mamedov^a, Zoë Gardner^a & Lyle E. Craker^a

pages 191-222

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• Received: 3 Aug 2002
• Published online: 25 Sep 2008

ABSTRACT

Russia and Central Asia are geographically located in the heart of the Eurasian continent. The Russian landscape is generally composed of hardwood and softwood forests, while in the Central Asian countries of Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Tadjikstan, and parts of Mongolia and China, mountains, steppes, and deserts are the primary landforms. The flora of Russia and Central Asia contains approximately 300 species of plants that have been used in prescription and non-prescription pharmaceutical preparations, while nearly 2500 plants are known to have been used in traditional medicine. This paper reviews the plants used in both traditional and non-prescription pharmaceutical remedies for the treatment of allergic rashes, skin irritations, boils, wounds, dermatitis, and pyoderma.

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KEYWORDS

• Boils,
• Ethnobotany,
• Dermatitis,
• Irritations,
• herbal medicine,
• Soviet Union,
• traditional medicine,
• pyoderma