Plants used in traditional treatment against anemia in Turkey

Turkey, has many plants used by public for the treatment of various diseases. The usage of these folk medicine which is prepared by these plants has been transferred from generation to generation. Ethnobotanical studies carried out by traditional methods of treatment are recorded and this information is aimed to contribute to the development of the drug. In this study, has been reached to 77 taxa that is used in traditional treatment against anemia in Turkey and aimed to give information about scientific and local names of these taxa, families, used parts and usage in anemia

Plants used as painkiller in traditional treatment in Turkey - II headache

Turkey has many plants used by public for the treatment of various diseases. The usage of these plants has been transferred from generation to generation. Ethnobotanical studies carried out by traditional methods of treatment are recorded and this information is aimed to contribute to the development of the drug. In this study, it has been reached to 88 taxa that is used in traditional treatment against headache in Turkey and aimed to give information about scientific and local names, families, used parts and usage of these taxa in headache. in headache

Plants used as painkiller in folk medicine in Turkey - III: Rheumatic pain

There are many plants used by the public in the treatment of various diseases in Turkey. The folk remedies prepared with these plants from which treatment and how they used have been reached to day-to-day by transferring the generations. The traditional treatment methods are recorded by ethnobotanical researches and it is aimed to contribute to drug development studies. In this study, which was prepared by screening of ethnobotanical researches, 72 taxa which used in traditional treatment against rheumatic pain in Turkey are reached and the scientific and local names, families, used parts of these taxa and the use forms in rheumatic pain were compiled. According to the research done, families that are commonly used for rheumatic pain are Ranunculaceae (8 taxa), Asteraceae (5 taxa), Brassicaceae (5 taxa), Lamiaceae (5 taxa), Apiaceae (4 taxa) and Liliaceae (4 taxa). The plants used for rheumatic pain contain analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and rubefian compounds. Rubefian compound containing species are applied externally to the rheumatoid region and act by increasing the blood supply of the region. Analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic active species are used in the form of decoction / infusion both internally and externally

Plants used as painkillers in folk medicine in Turkey IV - TOOTHACHE

Turkey has a rich plant diversity due to its geography and many of these plants are used in the treatment of various diseases. The usage of these medicinal plants has been passed down from generation to generation. Ethnobotanical studies are used to record traditional treatment methods and this information is intended to contribute to drug development studies. This study (which is the fourth article in a series focusing on plants with painkilling properties) details the plants used to combat toothache. In this survey, which was prepared by screening ethnobotanical research, a total of 52 taxa were traditionally used in toothache treatment in Turkey. Scientific and local names, families, parts used, and treatment methods of these plants were recorded. According to the results of the research, the most common families are Lamiaceae, Asteraceae, Solanaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Liliaceae and Rosaceae. The most commonly used taxa in different regions of Turkey are Cornus mas, Dianthus zonatus var. zonatus and Hyocyamus niger. These plants contain analgesic and anti-inflammatory compounds. These plants are usually used externally as extracts (infusion/decoction) as well as are used directly. However, a few species are also used externally

Plants Used as Painkiller in Folk Medicine in Turkey-I STOMACHACHE

There are many plants used by the public in the treatment of various diseases in Turkey. The folk remedies prepared with these plants from which treatment and how they used have been reached to day-to-day by transferring the generations. Ethnobotanic researches and traditional treatment methods are recorded and it is aimed to contribute to drug development studies. In this study, which was prepared by screening of ethnobotanical researches, 221 taxa which used in traditional treatment against stomachache in Turkey are reached and the scientific, local names, families, used parts of these taxa and the forms used in stomachache were compiled. According to the research done, families that are commonly used for stomachache are Lamiaceae (59 taxa), Asteraceae (28 taxa), Rosaceae (14 taxa), Apiaceae (12 taxa), Hypericaceae (8 taxa) and Fabaceae (7 taxa). The main reason why these family plants are used against stomach ache is that they contain essential oils with stomach related effect. The most commonly used parts of the plants for treatment are herba, leaf, flower, fruit, root and seed. The parts used may be prepared as decoction or infusion in the form of tea, eaten fresh or after being cooked, or by mixing with honey; the herba of some plants is made into mush then put on the stomach is used externally in the treatment of stomachache

Plants used as painkiller in folk medicine in Turkey - III: Rheumatic pain

There are many plants used by the public in the treatment of various diseases in Turkey. The folk remedies prepared with these plants from which treatment and how they used have been reached to day-to-day by transferring the generations. The traditional treatment methods are recorded by ethnobotanical researches and it is aimed to contribute to drug development studies. In this study, which was prepared by screening of ethnobotanical researches, 72 taxa which used in traditional treatment against rheumatic pain in Turkey are reached and the scientific and local names, families, used parts of these taxa and the use forms in rheumatic pain were compiled. According to the research done, families that are commonly used for rheumatic pain are Ranunculaceae (8 taxa), Asteraceae (5 taxa), Brassicaceae (5 taxa), Lamiaceae (5 taxa), Apiaceae (4 taxa) and Liliaceae (4 taxa). The plants used for rheumatic pain contain analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and rubefian compounds. Rubefian compound containing species are applied externally to the rheumatoid region and act by increasing the blood supply of the region. Analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antiseptic active species are used in the form of decoction / infusion both internally and externally