Traditional uses of medicinal plants in Elaz谋臒 (Turkey)

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• 作者：Sukru Hayta^a ; ^{sukruhayta@hotmail.com" class="auth_mail} ; R谋dvan Polat^b ; ^{rpolat10@hotmail.com" class="auth_mail} ; Selami Selvi^c ; ^{sselvi2000@yahoo.com" class="auth_mail}
• 关键词：Ethnobotany ; Medicinal plants ; Use value ; Informant consensus factor ; Elaz谋臒
• 刊名：Journal of Ethnopharmacology
• 出版年：3 July 2014
• 年：2014
• 卷：154
• 期：3
• 页码：613-623
• 全文大小：708 K

文摘

This study has identified not only the wild plants collected for medical purposes by local people of Elaz谋臒 Province in the Eastern Anatolia Region, but also the uses and local names of these plants. These resources are usually regarded as part of a culture壮s traditional knowledge. Therefore, the aim of this study is to collect information from local population concerning the use of medicinal plants of the Elaz谋臒 region; identify the most important medicinal plants used; determine the relative importance of the species surveyed and calculate the informant consensus factor (FIC) in relation to medicinal plant use.

Materials and methods

A field study had been carried out for a period of approximately 2 years (2012–2013). A questionnaire was administered to the local people, through face-to-face interviews (Appendix A). Demographic characteristics of participants, names of the local plants, their utilized parts and preparation methods were investigated and recorded. The plant species were collected within the scope of the study; herbarium materials were prepared; and the specimens were entitled. The collected data were used to calculate the FIC and the plant use values.

Results

74 Plants were found to be used for medical purposes before in the literature analysis of the plants used in our study, while 6 plants were found to have no literature records. Our results showed that the highest use values were recorded for the species Urtica dioica L. (0.46) and Rosa canina L. (0.42), while the highest FIC was cited for skin diseases (0.60).

Conclusion

Data obtained showed that in the studied area the folk use of plants is alive and still derives from daily practice. Evaluation of pharmacological activity for the promising medicinal plants is suggested.