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Ethnobotanical aspects of some taxa in east Anatolia, Turkey

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This paper presents a list of some medicinal plants distributed in the East Anatolia region. The list was prepared during an ethnobotanical survey of the region from 1995 to 2002. East Anatolia has a rich flora due to its variable climate and its many ecological zones. This diversity in flora provides a rich source of medicinal plants that has been long utilized by Anatolian cultures; and hence, accounts for the remarkable accumulation of medicinal folk knowledge for the region. This paper provides information about 71 useful plants grown in the region, 20 of which are reported for the first time. In addition to the scientific names, vernacular names and medicinal uses are given for each plant.

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1995-2002 yillan arasi Doğu Anadolu Bölgesinde gerçekle§tirilen etnobotanik taramalar sonucu, bölgede yayili§ gösteren bazi tibbi bitkiler bu çah§mada liste halinde verilmi§tir. Deği§ik ekolojik durumlar, farkh iklimsel tipler ve vejetasyon geçmi§inden dolayi Doğu Anadolu Bölgesi zengin bir floraya sahiptir. Farkh kültürlere ve zengin floraya sahip bölgede Halk hekimliği ile ilgili veriler çok fazladir. Bundan dolayi Anadolu tibbi bitkilerin kullanimi bakimindan önemli bir merkez olmu§tur. Bu ara§tirmada bölgede yeti§en deği§ik amaçlarla kullamlan 71 faydah bitki hakkmda bilgi verilmektedir. Kaydedilen verilerden 20∝i ilk kez sunulmaktadir. Çali§mayi olu§turan bitkilerin tümü ara§tirma bölgesinden toplanip te§his edilmi§, yöresel isimleri ve tibbi kullammlan verilmektedir.

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Özgökçe, F., Özçelik, H. Ethnobotanical aspects of some taxa in east Anatolia, Turkey. Econ Bot 58, 697–704 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1663/0013-0001(2004)058[0697:EAOSTI]2.0.CO;2

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