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%T Medicinal plants of Turkmenistan IX
%J Arid Land Ecology and Resources Science Data Center
%I Arid Land Ecology and Resources Science Data Center(data.dcxjegi.cn)
%U https://data.dcxjegi.cn/portal/metadata/8785dfaf-a601-44a2-8ae3-4250851bf2a2
%W NCDC
%R 10.12389/ariddc.01536
%A Documentation Information Center
%K Ethnic medicine;Medicinal plants
%X This is the ninth volume of the encyclopedia Medicinal Plants of Turkmenistan. It represents a continuation of the detailed study and analysis of the rich heritage left by our ancestors, encompassing the numerous works of outstanding scientists and physicians who lived and worked on Turkmen soil in ancient times, as well as the experience of the Turkmen people in understanding the diversity of their generous homeland through their unique talents and skills. In this book, I have sought to uncover the medicinal properties of endemic plant species growing in our country that have not yet been sufficiently studied and therefore have not yet been incorporated into modern healthcare systems, although they are widely used in folk medicine. At the same time, I have attempted to define more clearly the applications of a number of medicinal plants in dental practice.Using a scientific approach, I examined the customs, traditions, and various methods of preparing medicinal plants in folk medicine, methods that our ancestors refined over centuries and elevated to the status of Turkmen national heritage. Taking into account the latest developments in the field of pharmacognosy, I have, in the previous volumes, conveyed extensive knowledge about plant-derived medicines to the public on the basis of scientific and educational materials accumulated from antiquity to the present day. In the chapters of this volume, reliable information is provided on 109 medicinal plant species that have attained a scientifically validated level of medical application and constitute a valuable source of plant-based therapeutic resources. In addition, a brief overview is given of 296 medicinal plant species already described in the preceding nine volumes of the encyclopedia and used in dental practice.It is well known that many plants have been used since ancient times in the treatment of diseases of the teeth and oral tissues. References to such practices can be found in the literature of different