Short Communication

Anticancer Uses of Medicinal Plants in Turkish Traditional Medicine

Volume: 22 December 31, 2019
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Anticancer Uses of Medicinal Plants in Turkish Traditional Medicine

Abstract

The use of plants as therapeutic agents have been known since the ancient times. In developing countries, traditional medicinal plants are critical for disease treatment. Various herbal drugs  are obtained from these plants for therapeutic use. These herbal drugs are used in the treatment of many diseases from diabetes to cancer. Today, cancer is one of the most important life-threatening diseases for human. Some of the methods used in the treatment of cancer  include herbal sources. The scientific world  is not oblivious to many herbal drugs used for cancer in traditional treatment methods. Due to the limited effectiveness of drugs, an increasing number of studies have been conducted in the last decade to increase the success of cancer treatments. In recent years, the importance given to the herbal drugs used for medicinal purposes and the studies on the medicinal uses of plants have  increased in our country. In this review, researches about the herbal drugs traditionally used against cancer by the local people were investigated. As a result of the study, 160 plant taxa and 17 multi-herbal formulas were reported for cancer treatment in Turkish traditional medicine.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Structural Biology

Journal Section

Short Communication

Publication Date

December 31, 2019

Submission Date

April 6, 2019

Acceptance Date

August 22, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 22

APA
Bozyel, M. E., Merdamert Bozyel, E., Canlı, K., & Altuner, E. M. (2019). Anticancer Uses of Medicinal Plants in Turkish Traditional Medicine. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, 22, 465-484. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.550334

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