An ethnobotanical ınvestigation to determine plants used as folk medicine in Kelkit Gümüşhane/Turkey district

Volume: 8 Number: 3 December 15, 2015
  • Mustafa Korkmaz
  • Emriye Karakurt
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An ethnobotanical ınvestigation to determine plants used as folk medicine in Kelkit Gümüşhane/Turkey district

Abstract

Local names and medicinal uses of totally 132 plants from 39 families were determined as result of the research conducted for determining the plants used for medicinal purposes by local people of Kelkit district. The biggest five families in terms of their number of taxa were found as Rosaceae 19 taxa , Asteraceae 17 taxa , Lamiaceae 14 taxa , Apiaceae 7 taxa , and Orchidaceae 6 taxa . The mostly used parts of the plants were found respectively as the whole plant 42 taxa , flower 31 taxa , fruit and leaf 29 taxa for each , root 16 taxa and stem 10 taxa . Distribution of the plant taxa to the phytogeographical regions were determined as Irano-Turanian as 26, EuroSiberian as 18, Mediterranean as 4, and taxa of unknown region or multi-zone as 84. A total of 11 taxa 8.33% were found to be endemic. The local people have mostly used medicinal plants for gastrointestinal disturbance 47 plants , urinary tract disorders, and infectious problems 45 plants , asthma, bronchitis, cough and flu infections 45 plants , kidney stone and discomfort 25 plants , and the diabetes 21 plants . The most common using method of plants is making tea infusion . Also, side effects of some plants in the study were also determined. The study results were also compared with the results of other studies carried out in nearby areas, and it was determined that medicinal uses of 51 taxa were revealed in this study for the first time

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Mustafa Korkmaz This is me

Emriye Karakurt This is me

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December 15, 2015

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APA
Korkmaz, M., & Karakurt, E. (2015). An ethnobotanical ınvestigation to determine plants used as folk medicine in Kelkit Gümüşhane/Turkey district. Biological Diversity and Conservation, 8(3), 290-303. https://izlik.org/JA24KT44RR
AMA
1.Korkmaz M, Karakurt E. An ethnobotanical ınvestigation to determine plants used as folk medicine in Kelkit Gümüşhane/Turkey district. BioDiCon. 2015;8(3):290-303. https://izlik.org/JA24KT44RR
Chicago
Korkmaz, Mustafa, and Emriye Karakurt. 2015. “An Ethnobotanical ınvestigation to Determine Plants Used As Folk Medicine in Kelkit Gümüşhane Turkey District”. Biological Diversity and Conservation 8 (3): 290-303. https://izlik.org/JA24KT44RR.
EndNote
Korkmaz M, Karakurt E (December 1, 2015) An ethnobotanical ınvestigation to determine plants used as folk medicine in Kelkit Gümüşhane/Turkey district. Biological Diversity and Conservation 8 3 290–303.
IEEE
[1]M. Korkmaz and E. Karakurt, “An ethnobotanical ınvestigation to determine plants used as folk medicine in Kelkit Gümüşhane/Turkey district”, BioDiCon, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 290–303, Dec. 2015, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA24KT44RR
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Korkmaz, Mustafa - Karakurt, Emriye. “An Ethnobotanical ınvestigation to Determine Plants Used As Folk Medicine in Kelkit Gümüşhane Turkey District”. Biological Diversity and Conservation 8/3 (December 1, 2015): 290-303. https://izlik.org/JA24KT44RR.
JAMA
1.Korkmaz M, Karakurt E. An ethnobotanical ınvestigation to determine plants used as folk medicine in Kelkit Gümüşhane/Turkey district. BioDiCon. 2015;8:290–303.
MLA
Korkmaz, Mustafa, and Emriye Karakurt. “An Ethnobotanical ınvestigation to Determine Plants Used As Folk Medicine in Kelkit Gümüşhane Turkey District”. Biological Diversity and Conservation, vol. 8, no. 3, Dec. 2015, pp. 290-03, https://izlik.org/JA24KT44RR.
Vancouver
1.Mustafa Korkmaz, Emriye Karakurt. An ethnobotanical ınvestigation to determine plants used as folk medicine in Kelkit Gümüşhane/Turkey district. BioDiCon [Internet]. 2015 Dec. 1;8(3):290-303. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA24KT44RR

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