Michauxia Explained

Michauxia is a genus of plants in the family Campanulaceae. It contains 7 known species native to southwestern Asia.^{[1] [2]}

• Michauxia campanuloides L'Hér. - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine
• Michauxia koeieana Rech.f. - Iran
• Michauxia laevigata Vent. - Caucasus, Iran, Iraq, Turkey
• Michauxia nuda A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq
• Michauxia stenophylla Boiss. & Hausskn. in P.E.Boissier - Iran
• Michauxia tchihatcheffii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. - Turkey
• Michauxia thyrsoidea Boiss. & Heldr. in P.E.Boissier - Turkey

Medicinal properties

Several species of Michauxia - notably M. nuda and M. tchihatcheffii - are used in the treatment of wounds in Turkish folk medicine.Recent scientific evaluation has confirmed that these plants possess wound-healing, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.^[3]

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=354531 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Lammers, T.G. (2007). World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae: 1-675. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
3. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2012 Jan 31 Wound healing and anti-inflammatory activities of the Michauxia L'Hérit (Campanulaceae) species native to Turkey. Güvenç A., Akkol E.K., Hürkul M.M., Süntar I. and Keleş H.