1st Edition
Natural Products and Medicinal Properties of Carpathian (Romanian) Plants
Romanian ethnomedicinal knowledge extends as far back as the 16th century to the Geto-Dacian priests who used medicinal plants and practiced integrated holistic medicine. The ethnomedicine continued in monasteries by monks who used cultivated medicinal plants and wild harvested plants. There are now over 800 species of medicinal plants in Romania. An earlier work last century entitled “Pharmaceutical Botany: the Culture and Harvest of Pharmaceutical Plants” by Grinţescu refers to approximately 500 Romanian healing plants, although most of them are not recognized in modern medicine. There is clear evidence of ethnomedicine in this important region, particularly those that are endangered.
Features:
- Provides an understanding of indigenous plant-derived natural medicines of Romania
- Discusses selected plant families that are representative members of the most important medicinal plants in the region
- Includes discussions and critical views on the potential and challenges for further development of the selected plants in a modern setting
- Details the important plants and organizes the chapters based on either taxonomy or medical use
- Covers traditional and folk medicine of Romania
Medicinal Plants of the Romanian Carpathian Mountains
Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
1. Alliaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
2. Amaryllidaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
3. Apiaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
4. Asteraceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
5. Boraginaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
6. Caprifoliaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
7. Caryophillaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
8. Cistaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
9. Corylaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
10. Cupressaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
11. Dipsacaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
12. Corylaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
13. Equisetaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
14. Ericaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
15. Euphorbiaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
16. Fabaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
17. Fungi
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
18. Gentianaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
19. Hypericaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
20. Lamiaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
21. Liliaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
22. Lycopodiaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
23. Papaveraceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
24. Plantaginaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
25. Polypodiaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
26. Ranunculaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
27. Rhamnaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
28. Rosaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
29. Rubiaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
30. Saxifragaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
31. Scrophulariaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
32. Solanaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
33. Thymelaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
34. Violaceae
Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU, George Dan MOGOŞANU, Ludovic Everard BEJENARU, Andrei BIŢĂ and Adina-Elena SEGNEANU
Regulatory aspects of Traditional Medicines and Commercial Products
Diana OBISTIOIU, Cornelia BEJENARU, Antonia RADU
Biography
Dr Adina-Elena Segneanu has almost 20 years of experience in bioactive compounds with an emphasis on the extraction, isolation and chemical screening of metabolite profiling from different plant species. Her current research is primarily in the development of innovative phyto-carrier systems with predetermined biological properties. She has a PhD in Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) at the University Politehnica Timisoara, Romania and an MSc. in Physics (Physics and technology of advanced materials) at West University of Timisoara. She holds the highest category of researcher granted by Romanian Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization.
