title: Potential Use of Turkish Medicinal Plants in the Treatment of Various Diseases.
abstract: Medicinal plants are sources of health-promoting substances, including phytochemicals and phytoalexins that comprise polyphenols, flavonoids, carotenoids, vitamins A, C, E and several other constituents. Many studies have indicated that medicinal plants have been used to treat human diseases for thousands of years owing to their antimicrobial and antioxidant activities. Medicinal plants reduce the oxidative stress in cells and prevent cancer, cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases, neurodegenerative and digestive system disorders. These potential beneficial effects have been attributed to the presence of bioactive compounds that show antioxidant properties by acting as free radical scavengers or metal chelators, reducing the reactions that produce reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS/RNS). Considering the importance of medicinal plants in terms of their beneficial health effects, some of the medicinally important plants grown in Turkey are covered in this review with respect to their antioxidant potential and phytochemical profile.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, 34469 Istanbul, Turkey. ozkangula@itu.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Gulay
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ozkan
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, 34469 Istanbul, Turkey. skamiloglu@itu.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Senem
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kamiloglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Architecture, Okan University, Akfirat-Tuzla, 34959 Istanbul, Turkey. tugba.ozdal@okan.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Tugba
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ozdal
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, 34469 Istanbul, Turkey. boyaci@itu.edu.tr.|Scientific Bio Solutions LLC., Maslak, Istanbul, Turkey. boyaci@itu.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Dilek
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Boyacioglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Maslak, 34469 Istanbul, Turkey. capanogl@itu.edu.tr.
authors.forename: Esra
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Capanoglu
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002338:Carotenoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005419:Flavonoids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D064209:Phytochemicals / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*; D059808:Polyphenols / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012717:Sesquiterpenes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014421:Turkey; D014815:Vitamins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000094162:Phytoalexins
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000972:Antineoplastic Agents, Phytogenic; D000975:Antioxidants; D005419:Flavonoids; D018696:Neuroprotective Agents; D064209:Phytochemicals; D010936:Plant Extracts; D059808:Polyphenols; D012717:Sesquiterpenes; D014815:Vitamins; D002338:Carotenoids; D000094162:Phytoalexins
keywords: antioxidant activity; arthritis; cancer; cardiovascular diseases; diabetes; gastric disorders; infectious; medicinal plants; neurological disorders; wound treatment