tailieunhanh - Folk medicines in Merzifon (Amasya, Turkey)

Natural sources used as folk medicines in Merzifon were investigated in this study. It was determined that 35 plant and 4 animal species together with 3 animal and 1 inorganic sources are being used as various preparations of folk medicines in Merzifon area. All the collected medicinal plants were identified and voucher specimens were deposited in the Herbarium of Hacettepe University, Faculty of Pharmacy (HUEF). | Turk J Bot 30 2006 223-230 TOBlTAK Research Article Folk Medicines in Merzifon Amasya Turkey Nurten EZER ồyku MUMCU ARISAN Hacettepe University Faculty of Pharmacy Department of Pharmaceutical Botany 06100 Sihhiye Ankara - TURKEY Received Accepted Abstract Natural sources used as folk medicines in Merzifon were investigated in this study. It was determined that 35 plant and 4 animal species together with 3 animal and 1 inorganic sources are being used as various preparations of folk medicines in Merzifon area. All the collected medicinal plants were identified and voucher specimens were deposited in the Herbarium of Hacettepe University Faculty of Pharmacy HUEF . Local names part s used methods of preparation and traditional usages of folk medicines are given in this paper. Traditional herbal medicines were mostly used for gastrointestinal system diseases heart and circulatory system disorders. When our findings were compared with previously published literatures on folk medicines in Turkey new local names for 4 species and different usages for 6 plants were found. Moreover Scorzonera eriphora DC. and Beta trigyna Waldst Kit. were found to be used as folk medicines in Turkey for the first time in this study. Key Words Folk medicine Merzifon Amasya Turkey Merzifon Yoresindeki Halk ilaẹlari Amasya Turkiye Ozet Merzifon Ilpesi nde pogu bitkisel olmak uzere halk ilaci olarak kullanilan dogal kaynaklar araptirilmiptir. Merzifon da 35 bitki ve 4 hayvan turu ile 3 hayvansal ve 1 inorganik kaynagin pepitli pekillerde halk ilaci olarak kullanildigi tespit edilmiptir. Halk ilaci oldugu belirlenerek toplanan bitkilerin tumu tayin edilmip ve hazirlanan herbaryum õrnekleri Hacettepe ũniversitesi Eczacilik Fakultesi Herbaryumu nda HUEF muhafaza edilmektedir. Bu makalede kullanilan halk ilaplarinin yõresel adlari tedavide kullanilan kisimlari hazirlanip pekli geleneksel kullanimi ile ilgili bilgiler verilmiptir. Bitkisel halk ilaplari en pok sindirim sistemi