Medicinal and aromatic plants use preference against COVID-19 symptoms in Northern Anatolia

Öz

The study aims to determine the medicinal and aromatic plants use preferences of herbalist's customers against the symptoms of disease in the period of pandemic/COVID-19 in 8 different provinces of Northern Anatolia of Türkiye. Data on 24 plants from a total of 460 customers and 42 herbalists were collected between May 2020 and August 2021. Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC) and Fidelity Level (FL) quantitative indices were used to measure the use, cultural significance, and specificity of plants. The highest RFC was found for Zingiber officinale Roscoe (0.43). It was followed by Rosa canina L. (0.41), Curcuma longa L. (0.40), and Ceratonia siliqua L. (0.39), respectively. The highest FL values were belonged Rosa canina (%89.5) for muscle and joint pain, Zingiber officinale (%87.4) for cough, Curcuma longa (%83.5) for runny nose. Sambucus nigra L., Aloysia citriodora Palau, Echinacea angustifolia DC., Thymus L. spp., and Sideritis L. spp. were the plants whose sales/demand increased during the pandemic period. In this study, the most sold/demanded plants were listed. Herbalist' customers think that these herbs were more effective against COVID-19 symptoms. Customers preferred to consume medicinal and aromatic plants mostly with honey, salep, and olive oil.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Zingiber officinale
• Rosa canina
• Curcuma longa
• Ceratonia siliqua
• Herbalist
• Anatolia

Kuzey Anadolu’da Covid-19 semptomlarına karşı kullanılan tıbbi ve aromatik bitkiler

Öz

Çalışma, pandemi (Covid-19) döneminde Kuzey Anadolu'nun 8 farklı ilinde aktar müşterilerinin hastalık belirtilerine karşı tıbbi ve aromatik bitki kullanım tercihlerini belirlemeyi amaçlamıştır. Mayıs 2020 ile Ağustos 2021 arasında toplam 42 aktar ve 460 aktar müşterisi ile yüz yüze anket görüşmesi yapılmış ve 24 bitki hakkında veri toplanmıştır. Kullanılan bitkilerin önemini, kullanım sıklığını ölçmek için Göreceli Atıf Sıklığı (RFC) ve Aslına Uygunluk Düzeyi (FL) gibi kantitatif indisler kullanılmıştır. En yüksek RFC, Zingiber officinale Roscoe (0.43) için bulunmuştur. Bunu sırasıyla Rosa canina L. (0.41), Curcuma longa L. (0.40) ve Ceratonia siliqua L. (0.39) izlemiştir. En yüksek FL değerleri kas ve eklem ağrıları için Rosa canina (%89.5), öksürük için Zingiber officinale (%87.4), burun akıntısı için Curcuma longa (%83.5)’ya aittir. Sambucus nigra L., Aloysia citriodora Palau, Echinacea angustifolia DC., Thymus L. spp. ve Sideritis L. spp. pandemi döneminde satışı/talebi artan bitkiler olmuştur. Aktar müşterileri, bu bitkileri COVID-19 semptomlarına karşı daha etkili olduğunu düşündükleri için tüketmişlerdir. Müşteriler tıbbi ve aromatik bitkileri daha çok bal, salep ve zeytinyağı ile tüketmeyi tercih ettiklerini ifade etmişlerdir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Zingiber officinale
• Rosa canina
• Curcuma longa
• Ceratonia siliqua
• Aktar
• Anadolu

Teşekkür

Anket çalışmalarına yardımcı olan ve rehberlik eden Melek CESUR, Beyza GÜNAYDIN, M. KASIM YILDIRIM ve Neşe GÖK'e, aktarlara ve çalışmaya katılan tüm kişilere içtenlikle teşekkür ederiz.

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