Some Important Plants Belonging to Asteraceae Family Used in Folkloric Medicine in Savur (Mardin/Turkey) Area and Their Application Areas

Sukru Arasan¹ and Ilhan Kaya^2,

¹Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Affairs of Aliağa, 35800, İzmir, Turkey

²Yuzuncu Yil University, Agriculture Faculty, Plant Protection Department, 65080, Van, Turkey

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Sukru Arasan and Ilhan Kaya. Some Important Plants Belonging to Asteraceae Family Used in Folkloric Medicine in Savur (Mardin/Turkey) Area and Their Application Areas. Journal of Food and Nutrition Research. 2015; 3(5):337-340. doi: 10.12691/jfnr-3-5-8

Abstract

In this study; it is aimed to determine the purpose and the mode of use of some important plants belonging to Asteraceae family used in folk medicine in Savur (Mardin). Surveys were carried out in Savur Town Centre, and in some towns and villages of Savur district, during the years of 2012-2013. A total of 207 resource persons were interviewed. A total of 96 species belonging to 43 families were determined that these plants are used for therapeutic purposes. Rosaceae 10 (9.6%), Asteraceae 8 (8.6%), Lamiaceae 6 (5.7%), Cucurbitaceae 6 (5.7%), Solanaceae 4 (3.8%), Malvaceae 4 (3.8%) and Fabaceae 4 (3.8%), has been identified major first 7 families that contain most of the taxons in the research area. As a result of the study, 8 species belonging to Asteraceae families were determined which have been used for therapeutic purposes. The plants determined in research area were; Achillea aleppica Dc (tatarcı otu), Achillea biebersteinii Afan. ex Hub.-Mor. (Hanzabel), Chrysophthalmum montanum (DC.) Boiss. (Tutça), Gundelia tournefortii L. (Kenger sakızı), Matricaria aurea Schultz Bip. (Çiçeğe zer), Notobasis syriaca (L.) Cass. (Suriye dikeni), Onopordum carduchorum Bornm. et Beauverd (Kav dikeni), Tripleurospermum parviflorum (Willd.) Pobed. (Beybunik). Local names and the mode of use and necessary doses of therapeutic plants were documented.

Keywords:
medicinal plants folkloric medicine Savur Mardin Turkey

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