AQUİLARİA AGALLOCHA ROXB.’ nin TIBBİ KULLANIM ALANLARI ÜZERİNE BİR DERLEME

Abstract

Amaç: Aquilaria agallocha farklı kullanım alanları olan, oldukça değerli bir bitki türüdür. Thymelaceceae familyasına ait olan bu bitki ekonomik yönden de oldukça önemlidir. Zamk, aroma verici ya da parfüm gibi sanayi ürünleri olarak kullanılmasının yanı sıra ateş, baş ağrısı, ishal, öksürük gibi hastalıkların tedavisinde de halk ilacı olarak kullanılmaktadır. Bu derlemenin amacı, bu bitkinin tıbbi açıdan hangi hastalıklarda kullanıldığının ortaya konulmasıdır. Yöntem: Geçmişten günümüze bu bitki ile çalışma yapılan bilimsel makale ve derlemeler incelenmiştir. Literatür taraması sonuçları derlenmiştir. Bulgular: Yapılan literatür incelemesinde, birçok farklı alanda deneylerin gerçekleştirildiği ve bitkinin farklı tedavilerde kullanılabileceği gözlemlenmiştir. Sonuç: Aquilaria agallocha binlerce yıldır dünya üzerinde çeşitli amaçlarla geleneksel olarak kullanılmaktadır. Yapılan literatür taramalarında bitkinin tıbbi kullanımının yaygın olduğu görülmüştür. Bu bitkinin daha detaylı farmakolojik ve tıbbi kullanım alanlarının tespiti için, araştırmaların devam etmesi oldukça önemlidir.

Keywords

• Aquilaria agallocha
• Thymelaceceae
• Tıbbi kullanım
• Bitki

A REVIEW ON THE MEDICAL USES OF AQUILARIA AGALLOCHA ROXB.

Abstract

Objective: Aquilaria agallocha is a very valuable plant species with different uses. This plant, which belongs to the Thymelaceceae family, is also very important economically. In addition to being used as industrial products such as glue, flavoring or perfume, it is also used as a folk remedy for the treatment of diseases such as fever, headache, diarrhea and cough. The aim of this review is to revealin which diseases this plant is used medicinally. Methots: Scientific articles and reviews on this plant from past to present were analyzed. The results of the literatüre review were complied. Results: In the literature review, it was observed that experiments were carried out in many different fields and that the plant can be used in different treatments. Conclusion: Aquilaria agallocha has been traditionally used around the World for thousands of years for various purposes. In the literatüre review, it was observed that the medicinal use of the plant is widespread. It is very important to continue research to determine more detailed pharmacological and medicinal uses of this plant.

Keywords

• Aquilaria agallocha
• Thymelacceceae
• Medical uses
• Plant

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