The review presents literature data on the resources and biological activity of aboveground and underground parts of 18 wild woody medicinal plants from the families Rosaceae, Rhamnaceae, Tiliaceae, Eleagnaceae, Viburnaceae, Sambucaceae, Cupressaceae, Salicaceae, Betulaceae, Pinaceae and Fagaceae distributed in Russia. The following medicinal species of woody plants found in Russia are included in State Pharmacopoeia and the State Register of Medicinal Species: Pinus sylvestris L., Picea abies L., Juniperus communis L., species of the genera Alnus L. and Betula L., Quercus robur L., Tilia cordata Mill., Populus nigra L., Sorbus aucuparia L., species of the genus Crataegus L., Padus avium L., Rosa majalis Lindl., Sambucus nigra L., Viburnum oppulus L., Rhamnus cathartica L., Frangula alnus Mill., Hippophae rhamnoides L. While Populus tremula L. does not belong to the official species, its bark and leaves are widely used in traditional Tibetan and folk medicine. For the listed wild medicinal plants, general information is provided on the reserves of raw materials, recommendations for their collection; the main components and biological activity of the extracts of the above-ground and underground organs of these species are listed, as well as indications for their use in traditional and folk medicine. For these species, the results of research on the resource base and methods for its determination for different regions of Russia are given, the biological activity of the plant extracts and the components exhibiting such activity are listed; medical conditions for which preparations from wild medicinal plants are recommended are indicated.
A. A. Naumenko (Wed,) studied this question.