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Chapter 10 Medicinal and aromatic plants used in respiratory diseases

  • Serkan Kapancik , Atteneri López Arencibia and Burak Tuzun
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Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
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Abstract

In ancient times, people sought remedies in plants found in nature to treat their illnesses. The use of medicinal plants by people is quite old. The information obtained about these plants is based on the experiences that emerged after their use, and as a result of medical developments, the therapeutic effectiveness of many plants on diseases has been proven by scientific studies today. A wide variety of medicinal and aromatic plants are frequently used in the treatment of many diseases such as cancer, immune system diseases, endocrine diseases, cardiovascular diseases, digestive disorders, kidney and liver diseases, central nervous system diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, inflammatory diseases, skin diseases,skin diseases and respiratory diseases. One of the diseases for which medicinal and aromatic plants are used for treatment purposes is respiratory system diseases. Mortality ratesmortality rates due to respiratory diseases are quite high worldwide. In order to reduce the mortality rates caused by respiratory diseases, alternative treatment methods that will contribute to the treatment of respiratory diseases are needed. For this reason, studies on the role of medicinal and aromatic plants in the treatment of respiratory diseases are increasing day by day. In this part of the book, we will discuss the roles of medicinal and aromatic plants in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, pneumonia, and lung cancer in the light of scientific research.

Abstract

In ancient times, people sought remedies in plants found in nature to treat their illnesses. The use of medicinal plants by people is quite old. The information obtained about these plants is based on the experiences that emerged after their use, and as a result of medical developments, the therapeutic effectiveness of many plants on diseases has been proven by scientific studies today. A wide variety of medicinal and aromatic plants are frequently used in the treatment of many diseases such as cancer, immune system diseases, endocrine diseases, cardiovascular diseases, digestive disorders, kidney and liver diseases, central nervous system diseases, gastrointestinal diseases, inflammatory diseases, skin diseases,skin diseases and respiratory diseases. One of the diseases for which medicinal and aromatic plants are used for treatment purposes is respiratory system diseases. Mortality ratesmortality rates due to respiratory diseases are quite high worldwide. In order to reduce the mortality rates caused by respiratory diseases, alternative treatment methods that will contribute to the treatment of respiratory diseases are needed. For this reason, studies on the role of medicinal and aromatic plants in the treatment of respiratory diseases are increasing day by day. In this part of the book, we will discuss the roles of medicinal and aromatic plants in the treatment of respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, pneumonia, and lung cancer in the light of scientific research.

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. Part I: Introduction
  4. Chapter 1 The importance of medicinal and aromatic plants for living things 1
  5. Chapter 2 Methods of obtaining drugs from medicinal and aromatic plants 41
  6. Chapter 3 Challenges encountered in growing medicinal and aromatic plants 119
  7. Chapter 4 Medicinal and aromatic plants that are toxic 155
  8. Part II: Effect of stress factors on medicinal and aromatic plants
  9. Chapter 5 Impact of drought stress on the medicinal and aromatic plants’ biochemistry 197
  10. Chapter 6 Impact of salinity stress on medicinal and aromatic plant biotechnology 229
  11. Chapter 7 Impact of heavy metal on the medicinal and aromatic plants’ biochemistry 265
  12. Chapter 8 Metabolic and hormonal responses of medicinal and aromatic plants to abiotic stress 299
  13. Part III: Pharmaceutical use of medicinal plants
  14. Chapter 9 Medicinal and aromatic plants used in burn treatment 327
  15. Chapter 10 Medicinal and aromatic plants used in respiratory diseases 363
  16. Chapter 11 Medicinal and aromatic plants with antioxidant properties 385
  17. Chapter 12 Medicinal and aromatic plants with antibacterial properties 417
  18. Part IV: Uses of medicinal and aromatic plants in other areas
  19. Chapter 13 Medicinal and aromatic plants used in cosmetics 457
  20. Chapter 14 Edible medicinal and aromatic plants 491
  21. Chapter 15 The mysteries of Moroccan nature: aromatic plants and their therapeutic medicinal properties 513
  22. Chapter 16 The use of medicinal and aromatic plants in aromatherapy 547
  23. Chapter 17 Medicinal and aromatic plants with antioxidant properties 581
  24. Chapter 18 Medicinal and aromatic plants with anti-parasitic properties 611
  25. Chapter 19 Medicinal and aromatic plants used in personal care products 651
  26. Chapter 20 Genotoxic effects of medicinal and aromatic plants 681
  27. Chapter 21 Applicability of start codon targeted (SCoT) polymorphism markers in determining genetic diversity in medicinal and aromatic plants 707
  28. Index 743
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111469713-010

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Contents V
  3. Part I: Introduction
  4. Chapter 1 The importance of medicinal and aromatic plants for living things 1
  5. Chapter 2 Methods of obtaining drugs from medicinal and aromatic plants 41
  6. Chapter 3 Challenges encountered in growing medicinal and aromatic plants 119
  7. Chapter 4 Medicinal and aromatic plants that are toxic 155
  8. Part II: Effect of stress factors on medicinal and aromatic plants
  9. Chapter 5 Impact of drought stress on the medicinal and aromatic plants’ biochemistry 197
  10. Chapter 6 Impact of salinity stress on medicinal and aromatic plant biotechnology 229
  11. Chapter 7 Impact of heavy metal on the medicinal and aromatic plants’ biochemistry 265
  12. Chapter 8 Metabolic and hormonal responses of medicinal and aromatic plants to abiotic stress 299
  13. Part III: Pharmaceutical use of medicinal plants
  14. Chapter 9 Medicinal and aromatic plants used in burn treatment 327
  15. Chapter 10 Medicinal and aromatic plants used in respiratory diseases 363
  16. Chapter 11 Medicinal and aromatic plants with antioxidant properties 385
  17. Chapter 12 Medicinal and aromatic plants with antibacterial properties 417
  18. Part IV: Uses of medicinal and aromatic plants in other areas
  19. Chapter 13 Medicinal and aromatic plants used in cosmetics 457
  20. Chapter 14 Edible medicinal and aromatic plants 491
  21. Chapter 15 The mysteries of Moroccan nature: aromatic plants and their therapeutic medicinal properties 513
  22. Chapter 16 The use of medicinal and aromatic plants in aromatherapy 547
  23. Chapter 17 Medicinal and aromatic plants with antioxidant properties 581
  24. Chapter 18 Medicinal and aromatic plants with anti-parasitic properties 611
  25. Chapter 19 Medicinal and aromatic plants used in personal care products 651
  26. Chapter 20 Genotoxic effects of medicinal and aromatic plants 681
  27. Chapter 21 Applicability of start codon targeted (SCoT) polymorphism markers in determining genetic diversity in medicinal and aromatic plants 707
  28. Index 743
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