Abstract
The genus Eryngium (Umbelliferae family; Saniculoideas subfamily) is known to contain acetylenes, flavonoids, coumarins and terpenic compounds [1]. Eryngium species are represented by 317 species, subspecies and varieties [2]. Eryngium species, generally E. campestre L. and E. maritimum L. are known in Turkish folk-medicine as “Bogadikeni“ and widely distributed in all parts of Turkey. Infusions of aerial and underground parts of this species are used in folk remedies as antitussive, diuretic, appetizer, stimulant and aphrodisiac [3]. The genus Eryngium is represented by 23 species (24 taxa) in the Flora of Turkey and East Aegean Islands which ten of them are endemic [4–6].
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