a Record control number 000299536700096
a ISSN 1877-0428
a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary
a Language code of text/sound track or separate title eng
a Classification number G63
b Item number .E84 2011
a Personal name Altundag, Ernaz.
a Title Ethnomedicinal studies on the plant resources of east Anatolia, Turkey
h Medium Electronic Document
c Statement of responsibility, etc Munir Ozturk, Ernaz Altundag.
c Date of publication, distribution, etc 2011.
b Name of publisher, distributor, etc Elsevier,
a Summary, etc A total of 444 naturally distributed taxa belonging to 62 families are used in the traditional medicine in the East Anatolian region of Turkey. These mainly belong to the families like Asteraceae (93 taxa), Lamiaceae (52 taxa), Rosaceae (30 taxa), Fabacaee (27 taxa), Boraginaceae (20 taxa), Apiaceae (17 taxa), Brassicaceae (16 taxa), Ranunculaceae (16 taxa), Malvaceae (12 taxa), Liliaceae (11 taxa), Polygonaceae (10 taxa), Euphorbiaceae (8 taxa), Scrophulariaceae (7 taxa), Solanaceae (6 taxa), Plantaginaceae (5 taxa), Crassulaceae (5 taxa) and Chenopodiaceae (5 taxa). The dominating genera are Achillea (11 taxa), Centaurea (11 taxa), Scorzonera (9 taxa), Alcea (8 taxa), Euphorbia (8 taxa), Salvia (8 taxa), Anthemis (7 taxa), Taraxacum (7 taxa), Tragopogon (7 taxa), Allium (7 taxa), Artemisia (6 taxa), Crataegus (6 taxa), Ranunculus (6 taxa), Rubus (6 taxa), Rumex (6 taxa), Thymus (6 taxa), Anchusa (5 taxa), Plantago (5 taxa), Rosa (5 taxa), Stachys (5 taxa), Tanacetum (5 taxa) and Verbascum (5 taxa). Although this region shows the highest ratio of endemism (25 %) in Turkey, this ratio for medicinal plants lies around 8 percent. Out of 444 taxa evaluated medicinally 82 were observed to be poisonous. Local people in the region generally use herbal remedies for the treatment of gastro-intestinal disorders, respiratory system disorders, rheumatic pain, kidney stones, hemorrhoids and skin troubles such as cut, wounds, burns, and abscess. In this paper an attempt has been made to present the information on the medicinal plants of the region for its availability to the researchers in different fields related to herbal drugs. (C) 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and/or peer-review under responsibility of The 2nd International Geography Symposium-Mediterranean Environment
a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Near East University Article
a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Yakın Doğu Üniversitesi Makale
a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Geography
a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Herbals.
g Relationship information 2011, Vol 19, p756-777
t Title 2nd International Geography Symposium-Mediterranean Environment 2010
t Title Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences
x International Standard Serial Number 18770428
u Uniform Resource Identifier http://library.neu.edu.tr:2048/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.05.195
