AN ETHNOVETERINARY STUDY ON THERAPEUTIC PLANTS USED FOR LIVESTOCK AILMENTS IN THE PROVINCE OF TRABZON (TURKEY)

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AKBULUT S.

FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN, vol.31, no.2, pp.2276-2284, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 31 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2022
  • Journal Name: FRESENIUS ENVIRONMENTAL BULLETIN
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Aerospace Database, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), CAB Abstracts, Chemical Abstracts Core, Communication Abstracts, Environment Index, Geobase, Greenfile, Metadex, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database, Civil Engineering Abstracts
  • Page Numbers: pp.2276-2284
  • Keywords: Ethnoveterinary, medicinal plants, informant consensus factor, fidelity level, Trabzon, MEDICINAL-PLANTS
  • Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
  • Karadeniz Technical University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

The study aim is to determine the plant species used in ethnoveterinary medicine in Trabzon province (Turkey). The collected data were analyzed using informant consensus factor (ICF) and fidelity level (FL), which inform from quantitative indices. A total of 47 plants belonging to 33 families were found used in ethnoveterinary. The most dominant families were Asteraceae, Rosaceae, Apiaceae, and Fabaceae. The highest ICF was recorded for respiratory tract ailments and urinary tract ailments (1.0) followed by poisonings (0.93) and wounds (0.83). The high FL values were Ficus carica (92%) for warts, Vicia cracca (87%) for milk production, and Plantago major (83%) for wounds. Ethnoveterinary uses of Valeriana alliariifolia and Pennisetum glaucum were recorded for the first time in Turkey.