Anemia is a blood disease which is considered as the reduction of the total number of red blood cells in blood or decrease of their number according to blood volume (hemotocrit) or decrease of their total hemoglobin content (the hemoglobin concentration in the blood ) and can be fairly seen in all countries. It may occur itself or can be the indicative or a symptom of an other underlying disease (1). Anemia may occur because of, chronic blood loss, bone marrow disorders, increased hemolysis, infection, malignancy, endocrine disorders and some other diseases. Many drugs can lead to anemia by causing toxic effect on blood cells, hemoglobin production or erythropoietic organs. Anemia may also occur by the inadequate intake of substances which are necessary for erythropoiesis such as iron, folic acid and vitamin B12 with diet (2). Turkey has many plants used by public for the treatment of various diseases. The usage of these folk medicine which is prepared by these plants has been transferred from generation to generation. Ethnobotanical studies carried out by traditional methods of treatment are recorded and this information is aimed to contribute to the development of the drug. Prepared with the screening of ethnobotanical research, in this study, it has been reached to 77 taxa that is used in traditional treatment against anemia in Turkey and aimed to give information about scientific and local names of these taxa, families, used parts and usage in anemia (Table 1).
Türkiye’de çeşitli hastalıkların tedavisinde halk tarafından
kullanılan birçok bitki bulunmaktadır. Bu bitkiler ile
hazırlanan halk ilaçlarının hangi tedavide, nasıl kullanıldığı
nesilden nesile aktarılarak günümüze kadar ulaşmıştır.
Yapılan etnobotanik araştırmalar ile geleneksel tedavi
yöntemleri kayıt altına alınmakta ve bu bilgilerin ilaç
geliştirme çalışmalarına katkı sağlaması hedeflenmektedir.
Bu çalışmada Türkiye’de geleneksel tedavide kansızlığa
karşı kullanılan 77 taksona ulaşılmış ve bu taksonların
bilimsel ve yöresel isimleri, familyaları, kullanılan kısımları
ve kansızlıkta kullanılış şekilleri hakkında bilgi verilmesi
amaçlanmıştır.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | March 3, 2016 |
Published in Issue | Year 2016 Volume: 20 Issue: 2 |
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