''Michauxia'' is a genus of plants in the family
Campanulaceae
The family Campanulaceae (also bellflower family), of the order Asterales, contains nearly 2400 species in 84 genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and rarely small trees, often with milky sap. Among them are several familiar garden plants belo ...
. It contains 7 known species native to southwestern
Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own right or a subcontinent of Eurasia, which shares the continental landmass of Afro-Eurasia with Africa. Asia covers an are ...
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Michauxia campanuloides''
L'Hér. - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel
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Michauxia koeieana
''Michauxia'' is a genus of plants in the family Campanulaceae. It contains 7 known species native to southwestern Asia
Asia (, ) is one of the world's most notable geographical regions, which is either considered a continent in its own ...
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Rech.f. - Iran
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Michauxia laevigata
''Michauxia'' is a genus of plants in the family Campanulaceae. It contains 7 known species native to southwestern Asia.
* '' Michauxia campanuloides'' L'Hér. - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel
* ''Michauxia koeieana
''Michauxia'' i ...
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Vent. - Caucasus, Iran, Iraq, Turkey
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Michauxia nuda
''Michauxia'' is a genus of plants in the family Campanulaceae. It contains 7 known species native to southwestern Asia.
* '' Michauxia campanuloides'' L'Hér. - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel
* ''Michauxia koeieana'' Rech.f. - Iran
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A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq
* ''
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