ETHNOBOTANY OF TARAXACUM SP. IN TURKIYE AND PHARMACOPOEIA ANALYSIS OF TARAXACUM HELLENICUM DAHLST. AND TARAXACUM ALEPPICUM DAHLST.

Kuruldak E., Sarı A.

10th International Mediterranean Symposium on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, İstanbul, Turkey, 25 - 27 April 2024, pp.146, (Summary Text)

  • Publication Type: Conference Paper / Summary Text
  • City: İstanbul
  • Country: Turkey
  • Page Numbers: pp.146
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Taraxacum is a genus belonging to the Asteraceae family, is represented with 54 taxa in Turkiye [1].

Ethnopharmacological, ethnobotany, chemical composition, biological activity and animal studies on

the genus have shown that Taraxacum sp. has a value in drug development [2]. Taraxacum officinale F.

H. Wigg is also included in the Turkish Pharmacopoeia as an official medicinal plant [4]. In this study,

we aimed to collect the ethnobotanical uses of Taraxacum sp. in Turkiye for possible future studies and

to investigate the standardisation potential of two species commonly found in Turkiye, according to the

Turkish Pharmacopoeia. Website of the National Thesis Center of Council of Higher Education and

Google Scholar were used to search for ethnobotanical uses in Turkey. Both Taraxacum hellenicum and

Taraxacum aleppicum were collected from Turkiye. Macroscopical and microscopical evaluation, thin

layer chromatography, ash and water contents determination analyses have conducted according to the

requeriments under the “Taraxaci officinalis herba cum radice” title in Turkish Pharmacopoeia [4].

Some additional phytochemical tests have applied to the water extracts of both roots and aerial parts of

two plants to understand the presence of chemical groups in the plants as described in Baytop’s book

[3]. Of the 94 master's/doctoral theses in the database that contain both Taraxacum and ethnobotanical

concepts, only 68 theses contain information on the ethnobotanical use of Taraxacum sp. While food

use is one of the most common uses, medical and ethnoveterinary uses are also found throughout the

country. When all Pharmacopoeial analyses were evaluated, similar results were found between

Taraxacum officinale and both T. hellenicum and T. aleppicum were found similar according to the

requeriments in the Pharmacopoeia. Considered to the phytochemical tests, all extracts contain flavones,

tannins and saponins.