Folk medicinal plants used for the treatment of gynecological disorders by the rural population of zorlu village (Turkey)

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dc.contributor.authorBozkurt Ergül, Arzu
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-07T08:38:02Z
dc.date.available2021-09-07T08:38:02Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.departmentAÇÜ, Orman Fakültesi, Orman Mühendisliği Bölümüen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground:This research deals with the indigenous medicinal plants used by rural population of Artvin-Borçka (Zorlu village), for the treatment of gynecological disorders. For this purpose, ethnomedicinal survey of Zorlu village in Turkey was carried out during 2008-2009. Methods:In the present study, a two-part survey was made. The first part of the survey was determined the folk medicine used for treatment of gynecological disorders. Second part of the survey were determined the ethnomedicinal uses of the plants.Results: Local inhabitants are extremely knowledgeable about the utilization of indigenous flora of the study area and knowledge about the treatment of gynecological disorders. As a result of the study 74 plant taxa belonging to 59 genera and 30 families were determined. These 74 plant taxa used the treatment of gynecological disorders. Information on 74 plant taxa with their botanical name, pharmacological activity, ethnomedicinal usage knowledges were provided. In addition,the pharmacologicalproperties of these plant taxa such as antioxidant, antimicrobial, antibacterial, antitumor, antiviral, anxiolytic, antidepressant, anthelmintic, antimalarial, antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, tumor-inhibitory, antiallergic, antihepatotoxic, antiulcer, anticandidal, antifungal, anticancer, antibiotic, anticariogenic, antigenotoxic, antirheumatic, antipruritic and antihypertensiveactivitiesare presented in this study. Conclusions:Present study is about the utilization of medicinal plants in Zorlu Village, they were used the traditional knowledge for the treatment of gynecological disorders. Documentation of such ethnomedicinal data on biological resources can be used for medical and pharmaceutical science.
dc.identifier.citationBozkurt, A. E. (2021). Folk Medicinal Plants Used for Treatment of Gynecological Disorders by Rural Population of Zorlu village (in Turkey). Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 22, 1-17.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.32859/ERA.22.04.1-17
dc.identifier.endpage17en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1
dc.identifier.startpage1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11494/3397
dc.identifier.volume22en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.institutionauthorBozkurt Ergül, Arzu
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherIlia State University, Institute of Botany, Department of Ethnobotanyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofEthnobotany Research and Applications
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.subjectMedicinal plantsen_US
dc.subjectEthnomedicineen_US
dc.subjectGynecological disordersen_US
dc.titleFolk medicinal plants used for the treatment of gynecological disorders by the rural population of zorlu village (Turkey)en_US
dc.typeArticle

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