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Biodiversity in Turkish Folk Medicine

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Biodiversity

Abstract

Nature is a talented scientist capable to design and synthesize unique molecules that would never be achieved by man or even computers. Evaluation of these molecules to discover new leading medicines for human health is the supreme target of scientists in pharmacognosy. Certainly, it is impossible to screen or investigate thousands of natural sources for their possible biological effects.

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  1. Department of Pharmacognosy, Gazi University, Faculty of Pharmacy, 06330, Ankara, Turkey

    Erdem Yeşilada

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Yeşilada, E. (2002). Biodiversity in Turkish Folk Medicine. In: Şener, B. (eds) Biodiversity. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-9242-0_14

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