Michauxia
Michauxia is a genus of plants in the family Campanulaceae. It contains 7 known species native to southwestern Asia.[1][2]
- Michauxia campanuloides L'Hér. - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel
- Michauxia koeieana Rech.f. - Iran
- Michauxia laevigata Vent. - Caucasus, Iran, Iraq, Turkey
- Michauxia nuda A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq
- Michauxia stenophylla Boiss. & Hausskn. in P.E.Boissier - Iran
- Michauxia tchihatcheffii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. - Turkey
- Michauxia thyrsoidea Boiss. & Heldr. in P.E.Boissier - Turkey
| Michauxia | |
|---|---|
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| Michauxia campanuloides | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Subfamily: | Campanuloideae |
| Genus: | Michauxia L'Hér. |
Medicinal properties
Several species of Michauxia - notably M. nuda and M. tchihatcheffii - are used in the treatment of wounds in Turkish folk medicine. Recent scientific evaluation has confirmed that these plants possess wound-healing, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.[3]
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Lammers, T.G. (2007). World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae: 1-675. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2012 Jan 31 Wound healing and anti-inflammatory activities of the Michauxia L'Hérit (Campanulaceae) species native to Turkey. Güvenç A., Akkol E.K., Hürkul M.M., Süntar I. and Keleş H.
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