Hüsniye Turan from Akdam Village, Kagizman, giving information about local medicinal plants.
The Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey accommodated many ethnic groups over millennia; each with their own traditions of plant usage for food and medicine. Unfortunately, this vast ethnobotanical resource was disappearing
with the the loss of the elderly and the lack of interest by the youth. Accompanied by Kafkas University Botanical students, ANAF team set out to interview elders and collect information on the remaining folk medicine practices in the region. The students created an inventory and presented a report at the end of the study.
The Eastern Anatolian region of Turkey accommodated many ethnic groups over millennia; each with their own traditions of plant usage for food and medicine. Unfortunately, this vast ethnobotanical resource was disappearing
with the the loss of the elderly and the lack of interest by the youth. Accompanied by Kafkas University Botanical students, ANAF team set out to interview elders and collect information on the remaining folk medicine practices in the region. The students created an inventory and presented a report at the end of the study.
FIELD STUDY REPORT
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KAFKAS UNIVERSITY BOTANICAL DEPARTMENT STUDENTS
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KAFKAS UNIVERSITY BOTANICAL DEPARTMENT STUDENTS
"This study contains information about some of the wild plants grown in Kars region and reported to be used medicinally by the locals.The materials we obtained were evaluated by Prof Dr Neriman Ozhatay and the specimen placed in the herbarium. We learnt about 45 taxa and recorded their Latin names, local names and folk usages for food and medicine."
