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Healthy Living with Plants Interview

Author: Alp | Date: June 2, 2025

A Valuable Conversation Was Held on Healthy Living with Plants.

The “Healthy Life with Plants Talk” organized by Ondokuz Mayıs University Graduate Education Institute on Friday, May 23, 2025, was held at the Pink Hall of the OMU Atatürk Congress and Culture Center with a high level of participation. OMU Faculty of Agriculture Field Crops Department Faculty Member and OMU Hemp Research Institute Deputy Director Prof. Dr. Ş. Funda Arslanoğlu participated as a speaker in the event.

In the interview, the values ​​that medicinal and aromatic plants add to our lives were discussed in detail, not only in terms of agricultural production, but also in terms of their effects on individual, social and mental health. Arslanoğlu's presentation focused on the place of these plants in our country's economy and agriculture, their areas of use, harvest periods, storage conditions and points to be considered in their use.

In addition, which parts of plants are used and with which methods; their possible toxic effects and their role in the pharmaceutical industry were explained with examples. The conversation, which progressed in an interactive format with questions posed by the participants, was completed as an event with a strong scientific aspect that raised awareness about nature and healthy living.