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A Study on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Sold in the only Herb-Seller in Ceylanpınar District (Şanlıurfa), Türkiye
Abstract
This study presents detailed information about the local names, scientific names, and usage of plants sold in herb-seller in Ceylanpinar district of Sanliurfa province in the Southeastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The research material consists of medicinalplant samples found in the workplace of only one herb seller in Ceylanpinar district. Data were collected by recording the information provided by the herbalist, both verbally and in writing. As a result of this study, approximately 50 plant species, belong to 47 family, with medicinal and aromatic properties and widely used among the public were identified. Some of the plant species frequently used in the herb seller are as follows: Nigella sativa L. (black cumin), Laurus nobilis L. (laurel), Cerasus mahaleb L. Mill. (mahaleb), Coriandrum sativum L. (coriander), Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (fennel), Rosmarinus officinalis L. (rosemary) and Thymbra spicata L. (thyme). How these plants are used for the health benefits constitute an important part of the research.
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Phytotherapy
Journal Section
Research Article
Early Pub Date
November 25, 2024
Publication Date
December 30, 2024
Submission Date
October 31, 2024
Acceptance Date
November 18, 2024
Published in Issue
Year 2024 Volume: 8 Number: 2
APA
Aslan, M., & Akan, H. (2024). A Study on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Sold in the only Herb-Seller in Ceylanpınar District (Şanlıurfa), Türkiye. International Journal of Nature and Life Sciences, 8(2), 172-184. https://doi.org/10.47947/ijnls.1576655
AMA
1.Aslan M, Akan H. A Study on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Sold in the only Herb-Seller in Ceylanpınar District (Şanlıurfa), Türkiye. Int J Nature Life Sci. 2024;8(2):172-184. doi:10.47947/ijnls.1576655
Chicago
Aslan, Mehmet, and Hasan Akan. 2024. “A Study on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Sold in the only Herb-Seller in Ceylanpınar District (Şanlıurfa), Türkiye”. International Journal of Nature and Life Sciences 8 (2): 172-84. https://doi.org/10.47947/ijnls.1576655.
EndNote
Aslan M, Akan H (December 1, 2024) A Study on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Sold in the only Herb-Seller in Ceylanpınar District (Şanlıurfa), Türkiye. International Journal of Nature and Life Sciences 8 2 172–184.
IEEE
[1]M. Aslan and H. Akan, “A Study on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Sold in the only Herb-Seller in Ceylanpınar District (Şanlıurfa), Türkiye”, Int J Nature Life Sci, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 172–184, Dec. 2024, doi: 10.47947/ijnls.1576655.
ISNAD
Aslan, Mehmet - Akan, Hasan. “A Study on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Sold in the only Herb-Seller in Ceylanpınar District (Şanlıurfa), Türkiye”. International Journal of Nature and Life Sciences 8/2 (December 1, 2024): 172-184. https://doi.org/10.47947/ijnls.1576655.
JAMA
1.Aslan M, Akan H. A Study on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Sold in the only Herb-Seller in Ceylanpınar District (Şanlıurfa), Türkiye. Int J Nature Life Sci. 2024;8:172–184.
MLA
Aslan, Mehmet, and Hasan Akan. “A Study on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Sold in the only Herb-Seller in Ceylanpınar District (Şanlıurfa), Türkiye”. International Journal of Nature and Life Sciences, vol. 8, no. 2, Dec. 2024, pp. 172-84, doi:10.47947/ijnls.1576655.
Vancouver
1.Mehmet Aslan, Hasan Akan. A Study on Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Sold in the only Herb-Seller in Ceylanpınar District (Şanlıurfa), Türkiye. Int J Nature Life Sci. 2024 Dec. 1;8(2):172-84. doi:10.47947/ijnls.1576655