''Michauxia'' is a genus of plants in the family
Campanulaceae. It contains 7 known species native to southwestern
Asia.
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Michauxia campanuloides
''Michauxia campanuloides'', the rough-leaved michauxia, is an ornamental plant in the Campanulaceae (bellflower) family. It is native to Greece, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine
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Palestine may refer to:
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L'Hér. - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel
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Michauxia koeieana''
Rech.f. - Iran
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Michauxia laevigata''
Vent. - Caucasus, Iran, Iraq, Turkey
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Michauxia nuda''
A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq
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Michauxia stenophylla''
Boiss. & Hausskn. in P.E.Boissier - Iran
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Michauxia tchihatcheffii''
Fisch. & C.A.Mey. - Turkey
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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.
[''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.]
References
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Campanuloideae
Campanulaceae genera