ASPECTS OF THE STUDY ON SOME AROMATIC SPECIES OF THE GENUS AGASTACHE GRONOV
Maricica COLŢUN, Alina BOGDAN ,,Alexandru Ciubotaru” National Botanical Garden (Institute), Chişinău, Republic of Moldova Elvira GILLE ,,Stejarul” Biological Research Center, Piatra Neamţ, Romania
Abstract
The study has been focused on the field of introduction, conservation and use of aromatic and medicinal plants, which represent inexhaustible sources of raw materials for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic and food industries. The article describes the results of the evaluation of the prospects for the introduction of 4 species of the genus Agastache Gro- nov: Agastache foeniculum ( Pursh) Kuntze, Agastache rugosa (Fisch & C. A Mey.) O. Kuntze, Agastache urticifolia (Benth.) Kuntze, Agastache nepetoides L., species that have not been studied in much detail, but of high therapeutic value. The studies focused on the bio-ecological and phytochemical research on the plants, in order to highlight the bio- morphological peculiarities, the essential oil content and the possibility of using them in various branches of the national economy. Far from being an exhausted source of remedies, natural products continue to provide low molecular weight compounds with important biological properties that can be used for pharmaceutical purposes.
Keywords: Agastache, aromatic plants, introduction, use, essential oil.
