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GENERAL BIOLOGY
UDK: 581.9 (615.322)
PROSPECTS FOR THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF TEUCRIUM POLIUM
GREVTSOVA Svetlana A.,
TSUGKIEV Boris G.,
GAGIEVA Larisa Ch.,
KABISOV Ruslan G.,
GOGAEV Oleg K.
This study investigates the resource potential and biochemical composition of Teucrium in natural cenopopulations within the Republic of North Ossetia - Alania. Field surveys employed a route method along a meridional transect from the villages of Nuzal to Kardzhin. The species was found in steppe variegated fescue meadows and within complexes of phrygana and tragacanth vegetation on mountain-forest and mountain-meadow-steppe soils. The estimated exploitable reserve ranged from 4.77 to 19.9 kg, with a biological reserve of 10.17 to 21.23 kg. Biochemical analysis revealed low concentrations of essential oils (0.05-0.14%) and anthracene derivatives (0.03%), while tannin content was 4.35-5.49%. The maximum levels of essential oils and ?-carotenoids (1.64-2.46 mg/kg) were recorded in samples from the southwestern outskirts of Zintsar village at 889 m above sea level. The highest ascorbic acid content was found in specimens collected from the northern outskirts of Nuzal village at 1152 m elevation.
Pages: 31 - 36
Date: 30.11.2025