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Ethnobotanical Study Of Antihemorrhagic Plants In The Skikda Region (North East Of Algeria), Nabila Souilah, Hamdi Bendif, Abdelkrim Benaradj, Abdelouaheb Belaid, Scherazad Mekious Dec 2023

Ethnobotanical Study Of Antihemorrhagic Plants In The Skikda Region (North East Of Algeria), Nabila Souilah, Hamdi Bendif, Abdelkrim Benaradj, Abdelouaheb Belaid, Scherazad Mekious

Journal of Bioresource Management

Our survey was carried out at the level of 17 Municipalities of the Province of Skikda. Questionnaire sheets were distributed to 55 herbalists and 350 locale population (informants). The processing of survey data with the local population shows us that women (52 %) have more knowledge of phytotherapy compared to men (48 %) with a fairly high level of education. For the herbalists, we found that most are men (85.45 %) aged between 31-40 years (29.09 %) and 41-50 years (25.45 %), and with level of university study (36.36 %). On the other hand, 52.73 % of herbalists said they …


Ethnobotany Of Medicinal Plants Used In Dermatology In Türkiye: A Review, Serpi̇l Demi̇rci̇ Kayiran, Meryem Parlak, Di̇dem Yilmaz Oral Nov 2023

Ethnobotany Of Medicinal Plants Used In Dermatology In Türkiye: A Review, Serpi̇l Demi̇rci̇ Kayiran, Meryem Parlak, Di̇dem Yilmaz Oral

Turkish Journal of Botany

Medicinal plants are increasingly used to treat skin diseases and as cosmetics. Türkiye has a rich diversity of medicinal flora, and patients have a choice of ethnomedicines to manage various dermatology problems. This comprehensive review aims to summarize the primary information available on the dermatological properties of medicinal plants in Türkiye and provide a baseline for the detection of new plant species having efficacy against skin conditions. In this review, clinical and experimental data were researched using relevant search terms in scientific literature databases like PubMed, Web of Science, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect, Scopus, EBSCO, ProQuest, Cochrane Library, and HighWire Press. …


A Comprehensive Ethnobotanical Survey Of Medicinal Plants For 80 Villages In Trabzon (Türkiye), Sila Ozlem Sener, Kami̇l Çoşkunçelebi̇, Sali̇h Terzi̇oğlu, Aleyna Nalçaoğlu, Tuğçe Peli̇n Gençkaya, Ufuk Özgen, Merve Yüzbaşioğlu Baran Nov 2023

A Comprehensive Ethnobotanical Survey Of Medicinal Plants For 80 Villages In Trabzon (Türkiye), Sila Ozlem Sener, Kami̇l Çoşkunçelebi̇, Sali̇h Terzi̇oğlu, Aleyna Nalçaoğlu, Tuğçe Peli̇n Gençkaya, Ufuk Özgen, Merve Yüzbaşioğlu Baran

Turkish Journal of Botany

The current study targeted to perform qualitative and quantitative analysis of medicinal plant taxa used in folk medicine in Trabzon. Due to its historical significance, diversity of plant species, and hosting a wide range of cultures, the Turkish city of Trabzon has significant ethnobotanical potential. Ethnobotanical data including family name, scientific name, local name, used parts, therapeutic uses, preparation methods, administration routes, and cited locations were gathered by face-to-face interviews with 645 participants mostly over 50 years old. The quantitative analyses were executed by the determination of frequency values of citation (FC), use value (UV), fidelity level (FL), and informant …