Michauxia is a genus of plants in the family Campanulaceae. First described in 1788, this genus contains 8 known species native to southwestern Asia.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesLammers, T.G. (2007). World checklist and bibliography of Campanulaceae: 1-675. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Michauxia campanuloides L'Hér. - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Palestine Michauxia koeieana Rech.f. - Iran Michauxia laevigata Vent. - Caucasus, Iran, Iraq, Turkey Michauxia mormoriana Jalilian and Rastegari - Iran Michauxia nuda A.DC. in A.P.de Candolle - Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq Michauxia stenophylla Boiss. & Hausskn. in P.E.Boissier - Iran Michauxia tchihatcheffii Fisch. & C.A.Mey. - Turkey Michauxia thyrsoidea Boiss. & Heldr. in P.E.Boissier - Turkey
Medicinal properties Several species of Michauxia - notably M. nuda and M. tchihatcheffii - are used in the treatment of wounds in Turkish folk medicine. Recent scientific evaluation has confirmed that these plants possess wound-healing, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2012 Jan 31 Wound healing and anti-inflammatory activities of the Michauxia L'Hérit (Campanulaceae) species native to Turkey. Güvenç A., Akkol E.K., Hürkul M.M., Süntar I. and Keleş H.
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