CONSERVATION OF THE DIVERSITY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS WITH
APPLICABILITY IN DENTAL MEDICINE AND SUSTAINABLE USE
OF PLANT RESOURCES
Madalina BORCA1, Alexandru BORCA2, Alin CIOBICA1,3,
4,5, Ioannis MAVROUDIS 5,6,
Ecaterina BURLUI3, Vasile BURLUI3
1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Biology, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, B dul Carol I, No. 11, 700506 Iasi, Romania
2 George Emil Palade University of Medicine, Pharmacy, Science, and Technology of Targu-Mures, Faculty of Engineering, Gheorghe Marinescu 38 Targu Mures, Romania
3 Apollonia University, Păcurari Street 11, 700511 Iasi, Romania
4 Center of
Biomedical Research, Romanian Academy, Iasi Branch, Teodor Codrescu 2, 700481
Iasi, Romania
5 Academy of
Romanian Scientists, 3
Ilfov St., 050044, Bucharest, Romania
6 Leeds Teaching Hospitals, NHS Trust, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
ABSTRACT
The high incidence
of oro-dental pathologies correlated with the significant increase in
antibiotic resistance has led to the urgent need to develop alternative
treatments, using as natural sources the active principles present in medicinal
plants. Thus, at the border between traditional and modern, the use of
therapeutic effects of various medicinal plants seems to be a way of preventing
and treating oro-dental diseases. Along with this use of plant resources, there
is therefore also an awareness of the need to conserve species affected, over
time, by overharvesting or even mass extinctions. The sustainable use of these
resources leads to maintaining the dynamic balance of ecosystems, maintaining
and preserving ecosystem services vital to the development of life on Earth.
Keywords: medicinal plants, conservation of
plant resources, sustainability, oro-dental pathologies
DOI
https://doi.org/10.56082/annalsarscibio.2024.1.81
