TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL USES OF MOSSES

The use of plants by people has a history as old the existence humanity. From ancient times to present, humanity sought solutions diseases making in nature. Plants that were beneficial against trial and error recognized, used, passed on future generations. This process, which been going for centuries between humans, continues an ethnobotanical science accepted worldwide today where great resources are transferred important researches carried out. One plant groups used treatment is Bryophytes. Approximately 150 bryophyte species known worldwide. division mosses, can live wet grounds, humid environments, sometimes completely submerged water or soil, rocks, tree trunks wide areas from swamps alpine arctic regions. Although general characteristics mosses vary according different systematic schools, they included Bryophyta division, includes 1036 genera approximately 18.409 species. Chinese Native Americans discovered ago moss effective healing wounds reducing infections wounds. Since this discovery, have extensively studied various fields. majority generally listed Traditional Medicine North Americans. In study, traditional medicine explained.