Medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Bozuyuk (Bilecik-Turkey)

GÜLER B., Manav E., UĞURLU E.

JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY, vol.173, pp.39-47, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 173
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jep.2015.07.007
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.39-47
  • Keywords: Medicinal plants, Ethnobotany, Bozuyuk, Bilecik, Turkey, FOLK MEDICINES, MANISA, VILLAGES, DISTRICT, IZMIR
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Ethnobotanical relevance: Turkey is one of the richest countries in terms of plant diversity, owing to its unique geographical location with different climatic and geomorphological structures. For this reason interest in ethnobotanical studies has been rising. The goal of this study is to document traditional uses of medicinal plants and supply phytomedicines with efficacy and safety for use in primary health care in Bozuyuk in Bilecik district, located in the nortwestern part of Anatolia in Turkey.