دانلود رایگان مقاله انگلیسی مطالعات مردم‌گیاه‌شناسی در گیاهان دارویی در Bingöl (ترکیه) - نشریه الزویر

Abstract

This paper illustrates the result of an ethnobotanical study carried out in the Bingöl region of Turkey. The aim of this study was to document the medicinal uses of plants in the district of Bingöl province. The ethnobotanical results contain quantitative information on the diversity of medicinal plants documented in the region. This study, conducted between 2010 - 2012, gathered information on the medicinal plant species traditionally used in Bingöl, Turkey and the local names of these plants. In the scope of the study, medicinal plant species and related information was collected; herbarium materials were prepared; and the specimens were labelled. The information was collected through semi-structured interviews, questionnaires and personal observations. Results were analyzed using quantitative indices of information consent factor (ICF/FIC), fidelity level (FL) and use value (UV). A total of 93 medical plants belonging to 38 families were identified in the region. Among these, 80 species grew wild and 13 species were cultivated. The most common medicinal plant families were Asteraceae (14), Rosaceae (12), Lamiaceae (10) and Apiaceae (7). The most common preparations were infusion and decoction. A total of 220 medicinal uses (remedies) were recorded. The use of traditional medicine was still widespread among the people in Bingöl. However, due to the increasing health service facilities in the area, herbal medicine seemed to be more related to health care and disease prevention than cure. There is a gradual loss of traditional knowledge regarding the use of medicinal plants in the younger generations.

4. Conclusion

In this study, 93 medicinal plant species belonging to 38 families were found in the research area. Among them, 80 species were wild and 13 species were cultivated plants. These plants are used in the treatment of many diseases. By drying and making infusions or decoctions of these plants, local people use them over the course of the whole year.

In all the ethnobotanical studies carried out in villages of Bingöl and its surroundings, it has been observed that people living in rural areas have more information about the use of medicinal plants, compared to the people living in the centre. Even the lowland villagers have less information than the mountain villagers, so we obtained the most information from the mountain villagers. While the number of remedies being consciously used by individuals in mountain villages in the region is 162, the number of traditional remedies being used by individuals in areas where the access is easy is 58. Women over 50 years old make up the most important group in terms of obtaining ethnobotanical information. People in the study area under the age of 40 were found to be less knowledgeable on the use of medicinal plants as compared to those over 50, due to the higher level of exposure of the former ones to modernization. Examining the interviews that were conducted, it is observed that individuals older than 50 gave information about approximately 74 plants and 182 traditional remedies. In addition to this, examining the data of individuals younger than 40, it is observed that there is information about 19 plants and 28 usage remedies. It is observed that individuals younger than 40 in the region generally gave information about plants with higher UVs and FLs. Similar results were reported in the studies conducted in Turkey (Ertuğ et al., 2003, Cakilcioglu and Turkoglu, 2010).