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Ethnobotanical survey of plants used in Afyonkarahisar-Turkey

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Title
Ethnobotanical survey of plants used in Afyonkarahisar-Turkey
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Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, December 2015
DOI 10.1186/s13002-015-0067-6
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Süleyman Arı, Mehmet Temel, Mustafa Kargıoğlu, Muhsin Konuk

Abstract

The traditional knowledge about plants and their uses in Turkey is disappearing in recent years because the new generations of villagers migrate to big cities for a better life. Afyonkarahisar located at the intersection of roads and phytogeographical regions (Mediterranean, Iran-Turan, and Euro-Siberian) has more than 2500 plant species. This richness of plant diversity promotes the indigenous commuity for the traditional use of wild plants. The aim of the study is to show wild plants' ethnobotanical usages associated with medicinal, food, fodder, and household goods in 31 settlements within the boundaries of Afyonkarahisar province. The ethnobotanical data were collected from 46 informants by means of semi-structured interviews from 2012 to 2014. Ethnobotanical uses of plants of the study area were conducted in the vicinity of Afyonkarahisar (5 districts, 8 towns, 15 villages, and 3 neighborhood centers). One hundred and thirty plant taxa belonging to 39 families were recorded and collected. Hundred and seventy-eight different uses of these plants were documented and used generally for medicinal (84), food (68), fodder (16), household goods (3), dyes (3), handicrafts (3) and religious (1). This study provides interesting uses of plants in the local community of Afyonkarahisar and its surrounding area, in what purpose they make use of plants, how they make use of them and obtained results will contribute to economy of villagers. Since the local people, especially in villages, are poor and do not have health care, they use the plants to treat illnesses, food, fodder, household goods and other uses (evil eye). Also this study will light the way for posterity for next generations.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
Turkey 1 1%
Unknown 92 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 13 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 12 13%
Student > Master 11 12%
Student > Doctoral Student 11 12%
Student > Bachelor 9 10%
Other 20 22%
Unknown 17 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 24 26%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 17 18%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 5%
Medicine and Dentistry 5 5%
Environmental Science 5 5%
Other 14 15%
Unknown 23 25%
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