Rize Yöresine Ait Tıbbi ve Aromatik Bitkilere Genel Bir Bakış.

Along with the increasing needs and demands throughout the world, human needs for nature and natural products are also ever increasing. Turkey has different and specific climate conditions in every region, therefore has highly rich flora of medicinal and aromatic plants. Eastern Blacksea Region, especially the Province of Rize, is among those regions with highly rich flora. Considering the potential benefits to be provided by these plants to local people and county economy, the present study was conducted to provide local names of these plants, their biochemical composition and areas of using through comprehensive literature review. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]