Some Plants and Their Effects Used in Traditional Treatment of Diseases at Çorum Province in Turkey
Abstract
With
this study, it was aimed to determine some plants used in the traditional
treatment of diseases by local people in Çorum and to determine their purpose
of use and how they are used. To determine this, totally 45 people were
interviewed face to face Derinöz, Ağaççamı, Şaphane villages at Oğuzlar
province, Kuyucak village at Sidings province, Kutluözü village at Iskilip
province, Durucasu and Güvercinlik villages at Osmancık province, in Çorum
city. The people, who participated in the survey, were asked to show the plants
used in traditional treatment of diseases at the territory; for which diseases
and how they are used. Field studies includes June- October months of the year
2016. As a result of this study, 14 families and 18 taxa data are summarized. These
are; Elaeagnus angustifolia
(Elaeagnaceae), Equisetum ramosissimum
(Equisetaceae), Carlina oligocephala
var. oligocephala (Asteraceae), Chondrilla juncea (Asteraceae), Aesculus hippocastanum (Sapindaceae), Prunus
spinosa (Rosaceae), Pyrus elaeagnifolia (Rosaceae), Rubus
canescens var. canescens (Rosaceae), Pinus
nigra (Pinaceae), Brassica oleracea (Brassicaceae), Malva
sylvestris (Malvaceae), Astragalus sp. (Fabaceae), Colutea cilicica (Fabaceae), Cucumis
sativus (Cucurbitaceae), Allium cepa (Amaryllidaceae), Juglans
regia (Juglandaceae), Vitis vinifera (Vitaceae), Quercus
robur (Fagaceae).
Keywords
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Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Structural Biology
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
December 20, 2017
Submission Date
May 2, 2017
Acceptance Date
October 3, 2017
Published in Issue
Year 2017 Volume: 4 Number: 3, Special Issue 2
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