This is the 10th volume of the series Medicinal and Aromatic Plants of the World. Similar to the previous volumes, the work deals – in a monographic form – with medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) characteristic, famous, or simply known from Turkey. This country has extremely rich and varied topographical and ecological conditions. As a result, the flora of Turkey abounds in an astonishingly great number of endemic MAP species. Traditional, present and possible prospective uses are discussed. Scientific and technological achievements are equally presented.
- Introduction to MAPs in Turkey
- Ethnobotany in Turkey: Retrospect and Prospect
- Natural Dye Plants in Turkey
- Phytochemical and Biological Characteristics of Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) Species from Turkey
- The genus Salvia in Turkey: Morphology, Ecology, Phytogeograpy, Endemism and Threat Categories
- Threatened Medicinal and Aromatic Plants and Conservation Studies in Turkey
- Cultivation and Breeding of MAPs in Turkey
- Traditional Uses and Cultivation of St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum L.) in Turkiye
- Turkish Oregano (Origanum spp.) - Biodiversity, Cultivation, Traditional & Commercial Uses
- Traditional Medicinal and Aromatic Trees in Turkiye: Laurel (Laurus nobilis), Sumac (Rhuscoriaria), Hawthorn (Crataegus spp.) and Carob (Ceratonia siliqua)
- Turkish Soaproot (Radix gypsophylae)
- Traditional Farming of Apiaceae Species in Turkiye: Pimpinella anisum L., Foeniculum vulgare Mill., Cuminum cyminum L.)
- Traditional Uses of Turkish Asteraceae Species
- Anti-aging effectof Turkish medicinal plants on skin: Focus on recent studies
Habil. Dr., Prof.Dr. Ákos Máthé has 40+ years' background in teaching and research in plant ecophysiology and agricultural botany. He is Professor Emeritus at the Albert Kazmer Faculty of Szechenyi Istvan University, Mosonmagyarovar, Hungary.Two times Fulbright Scholar (1986 and 1995), visiting professor at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna (1995-1997). Teaching/Research/Consulting and Publications in ecophysiology, plant domestication/introduction, production of MAPs, new crops, and new uses of plants, including feed additives. Served as president of ICMAP (2014 - 2019) and Chairman of ISHS Section MAPs (2006-2014). Founding secretary of the Hungarian Medicinal Plant Association.Collaborated in international projects: FEED SEG, CEEPUS, ERASMUS+, HERBAID, GOOD HERBS, Herbs4Youth, EOHUB, etc. Authored some 100 publications, former editor of Herba Hungarica, Acta Agronomica Hungarica.Convener/speaker at international scientific congresses, and conferences. Network co-ordinator of ESCORENA MAP.
Prof. Dr. Kenan Turgut is a full professor in the Department of Field Crops, Faculty of Agriculture, Akdeniz University in Antalya, Turkey. He received his PhD degree in plant biotechnology from the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom in 1994. He has been working on agronomy, biotechnology and breeding of medicinal and aromatic plants for almost 30 years. He uses plant tissue culture methods for in vitro propagation and also for breeding studies. He has introduced Stevia rebaudiana to Turkey successfully. He has seven commercial varieties registered in the national variety list of the Ministry of Agriculture of Forestry. He has authored about seventy research articles and participated in international meetings on MAPs. He was awarded by the British Council (1997) and TUBITAK - Royal Society (1998) for a scientific visit of Leicester University, UK. He was a co-convener of the First International Medicinal and Aromatic Plants on Culinary Herbs (ISHS) in Antalya in 2007. Also, he was co-editor of Proceedings of Acta Horticulturae, Number 826.