Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
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https://doi.org/10.15584/ejcem.2018.4.14Keywords:
phytotherapy, medicinal plants, otorhinolaryngologyAbstract
Introduction. The objective of this study is to discuss the potential of plants species in medical applications.
Aim. The main purpose of this study is to discuss ethnobotanically selected plants used in medicine.
Material and methods. We analysed literature and collected information, data, and examples of selected plants used in medicine.
Results. The literature shows that for several decades, the properties of medicinal plants have been investigated and reported in the biomedical and pharmaceutical literature.
Conclusion. This review includes studies on plants material. The properties of various plants physiology were discuuses with the option for the use in phythotherapy.
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