Table 3 Traditional uses of the plants for skin problems in Turkey

Achillea millefolium L. (Asteraceae)

Civanperçemi

Whole plants and leaves

For wounds and inflamed sore

Same

[6]

Alkanna tinctoria L. Tausch (Boraginaceae)

Havacıva

Roots

Skin lesion

Same

[7, 8]

Allium cepa L. (Liliaceae)

Soğan

Bulb

For abscess, wound, panaris, burns and scabies

Same

[6, 9,10,11]

Allium sativum L. (Liliaceae)

Sarimsak, sarmisak

Bulb

For insect-bite, snake bite, sunstroke, ringworm, scorpion poison, alopecia, bee sting.

Different (For treatment of venous ulcers in a clinical trial)

[11,12,13,14, 9]

Borago officinalis L. (Boraginaceae)

Hodan

Leaves

For wounds and burns

Different (For treatment of atopic dermatitis in clinical trials)

[6]

Calendula officinalis L. (Asteraceae)

Aynı safa

1. Whole plants

2. Aerial parts

For psoriasis

For wounds and eczema

Different (For prevention and treatment of radiodermatitis in clinical trials)-

[6, 15]

Cydonia oblonga (Mill.) (Rosaceae)

Ayva

1. Mature fruits

2. Leaves and seeds

3. Fruit

To treat lip cracks

To cure eczema and bed wounds

For swelling on women’s breasts after nursing

-

Same

-

[16, 17]

Euphorbia peplus L. (Euphorbiaceae)

Sütleğen

Latex

To cure warts

Different (For treatment of nonmelanoma skin cancers in a clinical trial)

[18]

Ficus carica L. (Moraceae)

İncir ağacı, Yoz incir

1. Latex of fruits

2. Leaves

For warts

For callosity, eczema, boils.

Different (For treatment of atopic dermatitis in a clinical trial)

-

[19, 20]

Foeniculum vulgare Miller (Apiaceae)

Rezene, Mayasıl otu

1. Fruits

2. First leaves

Inflammation of skin disease For eczema

Different (For treatment of idiopathic hirsutism in clinical trials)

-

[7, 21]

H. perforatum L. (Hypericaceae)

Sarı kantaron, kantaron

Whole plants, Aerial parts, Flowers, Leaves

For burns, wounds, ulcers, eczema, fungal infections

Same

[14, 22,23,24,25]

Lavandula stoechas L. (Lamiaceae)

Karabas otu, Karabas lavanta çiçeği

1.Flowers

2. Aerial parts

Antiseptic

İnflamed wounds

-

Same

[26, 27]

Melissa officinalis L. (Lamiaceae)

Oğul, Melisa, Kovan otu, Limon nanesi

1. Leaves

2. Aerial parts (young)

For eczema

For acne

Different (For treatment of herpes labialis in a clinical trial)

-

[15, 27]

Myrtus communis L. (Myrtaceae)

Mersin

1. Leaves

2. Dried leaves

For hair care

For rash

Different (For treatment of acne in a clinical trial)

-

[28, 29]

Olea europaea L. (Oleaceae)

Zeytin, Kara zeytin

1. Leaves (in oil)

2. Fruits’ oil

For wounds

For bruises

-

Same

[29, 30]

Pistacia terebinthus (Anacardiaceae)

Menengiç, Çıtımık

1. Leaves

2. Roots

3. Fruits as soup

For antifungal effects

For mouth sore

Wound healing

-

-

Same

[12, 18, 31]

Rosmarinus officinalis L. (Lamiaceae)

Biberiye, Kuşdili, Mezar otu, Kirse

1. Seeds

2. Aerial parts

For oily hair

For wounds

Different (For prevention of contact dermatitis in a clinical trial)

-

[6, 22]

Urtica dioica L. (Urticaceae)

Isırgan, Dalağan, Deli ısırgan, Cızlağan, Gezgezok

1. Leaves

2. Roots

3. Aerial parts

4. Whole plants

5.. Young sprouts

For hair loss

For eczema, itches

For eczema

For eczema, psoriasis, wounds, abscess, itches, dermatophytes

For eczema

-

Different (For using its hemostatic efficacy in clinical trials)

-

-

-

[28, 14, 32]

Vitis vinifera L. (Vitaceae)

Üzüm, asma

1. Leaves

2. Fruits

3. Shoots

Hemostatic

For bruises, sunstroke, abscess, boils

For boils

Same

-

-

[33, 34, 11, 26]