Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants in Karaisalı and its surrounding (Adana-Turkey)

Güneş, Suzan; Savran, Ahmet; Paksoy, Mehmet Yavuz; Koşar, Müberra; Çakılcıoğlu, Uğur

doi:10.1016/j.hermed.2017.04.002

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“…The local people of the study area collect wild medicinal plants from their surrounding environment to make medicinal preparation for curative purposes. The similar result was reported by Güneş et al, 24 in Chinglai valley and Jan et al…”

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Introduction: Medicinal plants have always played a major role in primary health care system since time immemorial. Sacred natural sites is the prime place to encompass large medicinal plant with wide range of natural resources. It potentially conserves plant biodiversity with inclusion of sacred places and sacred water bodies. Apart from social and religious importance it, regulate air and water quality of environment. The purpose of this study was to document the floristic diversity and traditional approaches towards the ethnomedicinal plants of Sacred Natural Sites of Panchkoshi Pilgrimage of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh India. Methods: An ethnobotanical survey was conducted from May 2016 to April 2018. The information collected through open-ended and semi-structured questionnaire and data were analyzed through Informant consensus factor (ICF). Results: During the field study, 66 medicinal plant species belonging to 62 genera and 36 families used to heal different illnesses were recorded. Fabaceae has the dominant family with 8 plant species and Apocynaceae and Moraceae with 5 plant species followed by Malvaceae, Poaceae, Solanaceae, and Lamiaceae. With regard to life form, trees (46.97%) were the primary source of medicinal plants and leaves (32.22%) were the regularly utilized plant part. Moreover, the mode of preparation of plant remedies was decoction (25.77%). The highest ICF value was recorded for muskulo-skeletal problem (0.96). Conclusions: This study helps in prioritizing to create awareness among the locals regarding the needs for conservation of plants and related indigenous knowledge. It would also expand and contribute green cover of expanding urbanized district of Varanasi.

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“…Halemhort Asteraceae W baldikeni, deve tabanı Turkey: NW Anatolia [ 103 ] Armoracia rusticana P.Gaertn., B.Mey & Scherb. Horseradish Brassicaceae C хрян Bulgaria: Plovdiv area AN hrean, hrin UK , torma HU Romania: Dobruja, Transylvania, Maramureș UK AN, AP, YD, CD, ŁŁ hren, kren, рeн Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia: diverse areas AM, JF, ZDS Arum conophalloides Kotschy ex Schott Araceae W yılan bıcağı, yılan yastığı Turkey: South Anatolia [ 77 ] Arum dioscorides Sm. Araceae W sarmalık, yılan bıçağı, yılan ekmeği, yılan pancarı Turkey: South and South-Eastern Anatolia [ 72 , 77 ] Arum maculatum L. Snakeshead Araceae W yılan ekmeği, yılan yastığı Turkey: West and Central Anatolia [ 22 ] Atriplex hortensis L. Garden Orache Amaranthaceae C градинска лобода Bulgaria: all over the country [ 47 ], AN Atriplex rosea L. Red Orache Amaranthaceae W/C розова лобода Bulgaria: all over the country [ 8 , 47 ] Beta trigyna Waldst.…”

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Of the importance of a leaf: the ethnobotany of sarma in Turkey and the Balkans

Doğan

Nedelcheva

Łuczaj

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J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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BackgroundSarma - cooked leaves rolled around a filling made from rice and/or minced meat, possibly vegetables and seasoning plants – represents one of the most widespread feasting dishes of the Middle Eastern and South-Eastern European cuisines. Although cabbage and grape vine sarma is well-known worldwide, the use of alternative plant leaves remains largely unexplored. The aim of this research was to document all of the botanical taxa whose leaves are used for preparing sarma in the folk cuisines of Turkey and the Balkans.MethodsField studies were conducted during broader ethnobotanical surveys, as well as during ad-hoc investigations between the years 2011 and 2014 that included diverse rural communities in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, and Turkey. Primary ethnobotanical and folkloric literatures in each country were also considered.ResultsEighty-seven botanical taxa, mainly wild, belonging to 50 genera and 27 families, were found to represent the bio-cultural heritage of sarma in Turkey and the Balkans. The greatest plant biodiversity in sarma was found in Turkey and, to less extent, in Bulgaria and Romania.The most commonly used leaves for preparing sarma were those of cabbage (both fresh and lacto-fermented), grape vine, beet, dock, sorrel, horseradish, lime tree, bean, and spinach. In a few cases, the leaves of endemic species (Centaurea haradjianii, Rumex gracilescens, and R. olympicus in Turkey) were recorded.Other uncommon sarma preparations were based on lightly toxic taxa, such as potato leaves in NE Albania, leaves of Arum, Convolvulus, and Smilax species in Turkey, of Phytolacca americana in Macedonia, and of Tussilago farfara in diverse countries. Moreover, the use of leaves of the introduced species Reynoutria japonica in Romania, Colocasia esculenta in Turkey, and Phytolacca americana in Macedonia shows the dynamic nature of folk cuisines.ConclusionThe rich ethnobotanical diversity of sarma confirms the urgent need to record folk culinary plant knowledge. The results presented here can be implemented into initiatives aimed at re-evaluating folk cuisines and niche food markets based on local neglected ingredients, and possibly also to foster trajectories of the avant-garde cuisines inspired by ethnobotanical knowledge.

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“…Brassicaceae, an economically important family, consists of 49 tribes, 325 genera, and 3740 species worldwide and is diversified mostly in southwest Asia, particularly in Turkey and Irano‐Turanian region . Several species from the Brassicaceae family have been reported worldwide as traditional remedies against an array of ailments which include fever, jaundices, inflammation, diabetes, respiratory problem (e.g., bronchitis and asthma), and skin problems (e.g., burns and fungal attacks) .…”

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“…Boiss. is widely used for alleviating common cold , while infusion of the aerial parts of Fibigia clypeata (L.) Medik. is used to treat animal diseases .…”

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Multiple pharmacological approaches on Fibigia eriocarpa extracts by in vitro and computational assays

Zengin

Lobine

Mollica

et al. 2018

Fundamemntal Clinical Pharma

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The ethyl acetate, methanolic, and water extracts of Fibigia eriocarpa were assessed for a panoply of bioactivities. Total phenolic and flavonoid content were quantified as well as individual phenolic compounds by HPLC-DAD. The in vitro antioxidant and enzyme (acetylcholinesterase (AChE), butyrylcholinesterase (BChE), tyrosinase, α-amylase, and α-glucosidase) inhibitory potential of the extracts were evaluated. In silico molecular docking was used to investigate possible interaction between dominant compounds and selected enzymes. Vanillin (303 μg/g extract), apigenin (270 μg/g extract), and kaempferol (180 μg/g extract) were the main compounds in the ethyl acetate extract, while the methanolic extract was characterized by the presence of vanillin, rutin, and apigenin (616, 616 and 252 μg/g extract, respectively). (+)-catechin (1422 μg/g extract) was the main compound in the water extracts. The ethyl acetate extract was found to be a superior source of antioxidant compounds and enzyme inhibitors against above-mentioned enzymes. Docking studies revealed that p-hydroxybenzoic and (+)-catechin have the best scores for tyrosinase, while kaempferol and apigenin showed the best binding pose for α-glucosidase, AChE, and BChE. Results amassed herein are the first report on the phytochemical and biological attributes of F. eriocarpa, which tend to validate the pharmacological uses of this plant as an alternative medicine.

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Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants in Karaisalı and its surrounding (Adana-Turkey)

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