Under this framework, the Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, UOI, developed a web database of medicinal plants of the region of Epirus and the mainland of Greece, that contain all basic information related to the morphology of the herbs, official and popular names, taxonomy, pharmacological properties, side effects and toxicity, etc.
The users can retrieve information related to a particular medicinal plant using its official or popular name, the active compound of interest, the disease to be treated, or the region the herb grows. For every herb there are characteristic pictures and drownings, reports on pharmacological/therapeutic and toxicity effects, methods of administration and references.
Medicinal Plants of Epirus
- Category: Aromatic & Medicinal Plants
- Themes: Knowledge transfer & communication
- Position in the value chain: Training and support decision tools
- Type: Research
- Scale: Local, Subnational
- Country: Greece
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- Keywords: aromatics, aromatics and medicinal plants, natural remedies, wild harvested plants
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