Review Article
Authors: Hasan Hüseyin Yaz (Gaziantep University, Faculty of Science and Literature, Department of Biology, Gaziantep, Turkey) , İmran Uysal (Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Bahce, Bahçe Vocational School, Department of Food Processing, Turkey) , Abdullah Ozan Polat (University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Gaziosmanpasa Research and Training Hospital, , Turkey) , Falah Saleh Mohammed (Zakho University, Faculty of Science, Department of Biology, Duhok, Turkey) , Mustafa Sevindik (Osmaniye Korkut Ata University, Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Department of Biology, Osmaniye, Turkey)
Plants are natural products responsible for many biological activities. It is quite common to use plants that attract attention with their nutritive properties within the scope of complementary medicine. Matricaria species, which have naturally distributed, are among the plants used in traditional medicine. Revealing the biological activities of plants is very important in terms of their potential use. In this study, the usage areas, chemical contents and biological activities of Matricaria species reported in the literature were compiled. According to the findings, it was seen that it was used for health and cosmetic purposes. In addition, it has been observed that Matricaria species have biological activities such as antioxidant, antimicrobial and anticancer. It was observed that the dominant compounds from different Matricaria species were 1,5-Bis (dicyclohexylphosphino)-pentane (3.95-44.7%) and α-bisabolol (2.2-56.86%). According to the literature data, Matricaria species are an important natural resource. As a result, it is predicted that Matricaria species may be an important source in pharmacological studies.
Keywords: antioxidant, antimicrobial, chamomile, Matricaria, traditional medicine
How to Cite: Yaz, H. , Uysal, İ. , Polat, A. , Mohammed, F. & Sevindik, M. (2023) “Usage areas, biological activities and volatile oil compounds of Matricaria aurea and Matricaria chamomilla”, Lekovite Sirovine. 43(1). doi: https://doi.org/10.61652/leksir2343e156y