PASTIC Dspace Repository

TRADITIONAL USES OF MEDICINAL PLANTS OF ÜZÜMLÜ DISTRICT, ERZINCAN, TURKEY

Show simple item record

dc.contributor.author MUSTAFA KORKMAZ
dc.contributor.author KARAKUŞ, SİNEM
dc.date.accessioned 2022-12-21T09:42:08Z
dc.date.available 2022-12-21T09:42:08Z
dc.date.issued 2015-02-19
dc.identifier.citation Korkmaz, M., & Karakuş, S. (2015). Traditional uses of medicinal plants of Üzümlü district, Erzincan, Turkey. Pak J Bot, 47(1), 125-134. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 2070-3368
dc.identifier.uri http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/15425
dc.description.abstract A list of medicinal plants used by local people in Üzümlü district and its villages is presented. This study included the first detailed ethnobotanical survey carried out in Erzincan. The study was conducted during spring and summer periods in 2010 and 2011 through face-to-face interview method to determine the local names, used parts, and medicinal usages of the determined plants. The plant samples collected from the study area were pressed, dried, and labeled according to the herbarium techniques, and identified. Totally 64 plant taxa belonging to 53 genera and 29 families were used by local people for different medicinal purposes in the area. The families including the highest number of taxa were Rosaceae (11 species), Asteraceae (6 species) and Lamiaceae (5 species). The species with the highest number of usage as herbal medicine were Urtica dioica,Anthemis cretica subsp. iberica, Petroselinum crispum,Allium cepa, Rheum ribes, Rosa dumalis subsp. boissieri var. boissieri and Vitis vinifera. Fruits and flowers were the most widely used parts of the plants. Decoction was the main method for using, and the primary therapeutic use of herbal remedies was for the respiratory system diseases such as cold, cough, asthma, and bronchitis.This study was the first carried out on 20 plant taxa used as traditional medicine, and the use of 28 taxa were recorded for the first time in Turkey.For maintaining the knowledge on traditional medicine, urgent studies should be carried out for recording before they have been completely lost . en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Karachi: Pakistan Botanical Society en_US
dc.subject Ethnobotany en_US
dc.subject Medicinal plants en_US
dc.subject Traditional use en_US
dc.subject Erzincan en_US
dc.subject Eastern Anatolia en_US
dc.title TRADITIONAL USES OF MEDICINAL PLANTS OF ÜZÜMLÜ DISTRICT, ERZINCAN, TURKEY en_US
dc.type Article en_US


Files in this item

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record

Search DSpace


Advanced Search

Browse

My Account