Mycobiota of Medicinal Plants of Azerbaijan and Mycological Safety of their Use

In the presented work, the mycobiota of several medicinal plants that make up the flora of Azerbaijan was studied in order to create basic information for the development of principles of mycological safety of their use. The results showed that the mycobiota of the studied plants is rich in species composition, since 186 species are involved in the formation of the mycobiota of medicinal plants included in the flora of Azerbaijan, 94.1% of which are real fungi (Mycota), and 6.9% are mushroom-like organisms (Chromista). Among the detected fungi, a significant proportion of opportunistic (opportunistic), allergenic and toxigenic fungi, which are an indirect or direct source of danger to all living things, including humans. This circumstance justifies the need to prepare documents regulating the mycological safety of plant materials intended for medical purposes, and the first approach when using these plants should take into account the number of mycobiota, the quantitative indicator of which should not exceed 103 CFU/g (dry weight).