ETHNOBOTANICAL KNOWLEDGE ON THE PLANTS USED BY PEOPLE ON THE DATCA PENINSULA (MUGLA, TURKEY)

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Akbulut S., Yilmaz D.

APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, cilt.20, sa.2, ss.1887-1910, 2022 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 20 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.15666/aeer/2002_18871910
  • Dergi Adı: APPLIED ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Aqualine, Aquatic Science & Fisheries Abstracts (ASFA), BIOSIS, CAB Abstracts, Environment Index, Pollution Abstracts, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1887-1910
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: ethnobotany, folk remedies, medicinal plant, traditional uses, MEDICINAL-PLANTS, IZMIR PROVINCE, EAST ANATOLIA, PART II, DISTRICT, REGION
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study aims to document the traditional uses of plants in the district of Datca peninsula in Turkey. Ethnobotanical data on 85 plants from a total of 67 informants were collected between February 2018 and June 2019. Demographic characteristics of the informants, vernacular names of the plants, their used parts, and preparation methods were investigated and recorded. The data was analysed using quantitative indices of use-value (UV), information consent factor (ICF), and fidelity level (FL). The plants were used for different purposes, mainly for medicinal, food, and handicraft. Origanum onites L. (FL: 100, UV: 0.50), Salvia fruticosa Mill. (FL: 100, UV: 0.50), and Sideritis leptoclada O.Schwarz & P.H.Davis (FL: 100, UV: 0.50) have been determined as the taxon most commonly used for medicinal purposes. If Olea europaea L. var. europaea (FL: 96, UV: 0.50) has been determined as the taxon most used for handicrafts. The highest ICF was cited for rheumatism (0.80), followed by respiratory diseases (0.79) and diabetes (0.74). Additionally, different uses and purposes of some plants were observed in the study, some medicinal uses of Drimia maritima (L.) Stearn, Rumex amanus Rech.f., and Opopanax hispidus (Friv.) Griseb. were recorded for the first time.