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DOI: 10.11118/978-80-7509-881-8-0023

Medicinal Plants of Central Europe

G. Růžičková, B. Kocourková

Medicinal plants cultivated and collected from wild nature in Central Europe play an important role in human life, and they are a regular part of people's everyday activity. Medicinal plants reach the market from three sources in Central Europe – from natural habitats (wild collected species), from cultivation, and from imported species. This text discusses the advantages and the problems of the cultivation and the wild collection of medicinal plants, as well as the current state and conditions of production of raw materials in the main Central European countries. The chapter includes detailed information about important European species – caraway (Carum carvi L.), chamomile (Matricaria recutita [L.] Rausch.), fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.), and milk thistle (Silybum marianum [L.] Gaertn).

Keywords: medicinal plants, Central Europe, wild plants, cultivation, Carum carvi, Matricaria recutita, Foeniculum vulgare, Silybum marianum

pages: 23-41, Published: 2014, online: 2022



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