New trends in the utilization of medicinal and aromatic plants


Husnu K., Baser C.

3rd World Congress on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (WOCMAP-III), Chiang Mai, Thailand, 3 - 07 February 2003, pp.11-23 identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
  • Doi Number: 10.17660/actahortic.2005.676.1
  • City: Chiang Mai
  • Country: Thailand
  • Page Numbers: pp.11-23
  • Keywords: medicinal plant, aromatic plant, essential oil, aromachemical, aromatherapy, biological activity, ESSENTIAL OILS, ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY, CANDIDA-ALBICANS, LINALOOL, ANTIBACTERIAL, CONSTITUENTS, COMBINATION, INHALATION
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: No

Abstract

The use of medicinal and aromatic plants has never been out of focus throughout history. Our time, on the other hand, is witnessing a different approach to their utilization. For the first time in history, they have become industrial products for world-wide use. New concepts, such as nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, phytotherapy, aromatherapy, etc. are widening their use and new applications in functional foods, animal husbandry and agricultural pest management are taking place. New clinical evidence is also emerging on the effectiveness of medicinal plant products. The appearance of increasing number of monographs on plant drugs in national and international pharmacopoeias is a good indication that legislative and regulatory authorities have a more positive view towards the increased use of medicinal and aromatic plants in conventional medicine. This paper will focus on the above aspects from a global point of view.