<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">

<p>Liverworts and mosses are terrestrial plants that contain biologically active substances that give them important medicinal qualities. After reviewing the available literature on the pharmacological activity of the most used liverworts and mosses, we present 34 species found in Romania, used for the treatment of common diseases in folk medicine around the world. Their uses in traditional medicine are sometimes confirmed by pharmacological research, especially external ones (as antimicrobial or cytotoxic remedies). The species of liverworts and mosses are mentioned with their distribution in Romanian flora and the habitats where they live.</p>
</abstract>

Liverworts and mosses are terrestrial plants that contain biologically active substances that give them important medicinal qualities. After reviewing the available literature on the pharmacological activity of the most used liverworts and mosses, we present 34 species found in Romania, used for the treatment of common diseases in folk medicine around the world. Their uses in traditional medicine are sometimes confirmed by pharmacological research, especially external ones (as antimicrobial or cytotoxic remedies). The species of liverworts and mosses are mentioned with their distribution in Romanian flora and the habitats where they live.

Liverworts and Mosses from Romania with Medicinal Potential

Departament of Biology, Faculty of Biology

“Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi

Acta Biologica Marisiensis

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

{"article-title":"Liverworts and Mosses from Romania with Medicinal Potential"}

Liverworts and mosses are terrestrial plants that contain biologically active substances that give them important medicinal qualities. After reviewing the...

Liverworts and Mosses from Romania with Medicinal Potential

Published Online: Dec 22, 2023

Page range: 113 - 127

Received: Nov 29, 2023

Accepted: Dec 18, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abmj-2023-0015

Keywords
liverworts, mosses, Romania, medicinal species

© 2023 Mihai Costică et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Liverworts and Mosses from Romania with Medicinal Potential

Published Online: Dec 22, 2023

Page range: 113 - 127

Received: Nov 29, 2023

Accepted: Dec 18, 2023

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/abmj-2023-0015

Keywordsliverworts, mosses, Romania, medicinal species

© 2023 Mihai Costică et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
liverworts, mosses, Romania, medicinal species