Traditional medicine in Turkey X. Folk medicine in Central Anatolia.

Abstract:

:Traditional medicine used in Central Anatolia; Ankara, Kayseri, Niğde and south-eastern parts of Karaman and Konya provinces have been studied. Two hundred and ninety one folk remedies obtained from 103 plant species belonging to 40 families and 4 animal species are reported with their vernacular names, parts used, methods of preparing remedies and therapeutic usage.

journal_name

J Ethnopharmacol

authors

Sezik E,Yeşilada E,Honda G,Takaishi Y,Takeda Y,Tanaka T

doi

10.1016/s0378-8741(00)00399-8

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subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2001-05-01 00:00:00

pages

95-115

issue

2-3

eissn

0378-8741

issn

1872-7573

pii

S0378-8741(00)00399-8

journal_volume

75

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