Assessment on bioeconomical potential for medicinal plants in salty meadows from the Aradului plain (W. Romania)

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Article Title:	Assessment on bioeconomical potential for medicinal plants in salty meadows from the Aradului plain (W. Romania)
Authors:	Iulia-Natalia Dărăban, Gicu-Gabriel Arsene, Violeta Turcuș, Aurel Ardelean
Affiliation:	Institute of Life Sciences, „Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad Banat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Agriculture „Vasile Goldis” Western University of Arad
Abstract:	The paper is an investigation on current and potential value of medicinal plants growing in six saline meadows in Aradului Plain. The list of species is based on previous original studies made in 2010- 2012 (Dărăban et al., 2012a, 2012b and unpublished data). A bibliographical investigation shows for many of them effectiveness and potential medicinal uses. Besides Achillea millefolium and Chamomilla recutita (common medicinals), Artemisia santonicum subsp. santonicum and Limonium gmelinii may become valuable for pharmaceutical uses. In the vicinities, we identified numerous ruderal species with high medicinal value (Cichorium intybus, Lythrum salicaria, Mentha sp., Ononis spinosa etc). The medicinal use and the conservation of studied halophilic communities (they are part of a Natura 2000 site) are not antagonistic objectives. Rediscovering local remedies from plants it is a way to involve people in conservation. Overgrazing (noticed especially in Vărșand and Socodor) is a threat for both plant diversity and their local uses.
Keywords:	bioeconomical potential, Arad county, halophilic meadows, medicinal plants, Vărșand, Socodor, Pilu, Sânmartin, Grăniceri, Nădab, conservation
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