Ethnoveterinary medicine in Turkey: a comprehensive review

Erarslan, Zeynep Büşra; Kültür, Şükran

doi:10.3906/vet-1904-8

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“…Different civilizations settled in Anatolia lands bringing different cultures and customs have constituted an extensive accumulation of knowledge on traditional herbal medicine. Therefore, most people today benefit from medicinal plants for primary healthcare in the light of past knowledge and previous experience [13,14].…”

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A Questionnaire-Based Study on Medicinal Plant Use in Respiratory Diseases

Erarslan¹,

Ay²,

Kültür³

2020

Ankara Universitesi Eczacilik Fakultesi Dergisi

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Objective: We aimed to investigate the rates of medicinal plant use, species of medicinal plants, detailed usage and procurement information, the sociodemographic features affecting the tendency to use plants and the notification status to healthcare professionals in patients with respiratory diseases. Material and Method: This study was carried out between January-April 2018 at the Molla Gurani Family Healthcare Center. An 18-item survey questionnaire was administered to patients suffered from respiratory diseases. Analysis were made in SPSS version 26.0 software using both chi-square analysis and Fisher's Exact test. Result and Discussion: Of the 62 patients, 64.5% had used medicinal plants to treat respiratory diseases. A total of 14 different plants and plant mixture were determined, most commonly used were mintlemon, licorice, linden and rosehip. Gender (p=0.01) and inhabitation (p=0.007) were significant between the groups that used and did not use plants. The rates of patients' benefiting from plants and recommending plants were also found to be high (87.5%, 90%, respectively). Only 40% of users had notified their doctor, age (p=0.029), educational status (p=0.002) and inhabitation (p=0.015) were statistically significant for notification to healthcare professionals about plant usage. This study has demonstrated the need for further research into commonly used medicinal plants in respiratory diseases.

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A Questionnaire-Based Study on Medicinal Plant Use in Respiratory Diseases

Erarslan¹,

Ay²,

Kültür³

2020

Ankara Universitesi Eczacilik Fakultesi Dergisi

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“…aerial part or a water decoction of Sorbus aucuparia young branches with leaves are used as wormer. The use of Verbascum with same purpose and application was also reported in Turkey (Altundağ 2009, Erarslan & Kültür 2019. a "CK, SO (number)": Collection number of species " FP-SO (number)": Field photo number of the specimen Bold numbers indicate specimens from Georgia, the others from Turkey.…”

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confidence: 81%

“…Although the studies on folk veterinary knowlege in Turkey is not new (Dinçer 1967&1980), ethnoveterinary research specific to plant-based remedies is an emerging field of study among veterinary physicians (Özen & Doğan 2017, Sinmez et al 2018, Sinmez & Yaşar 2017, Yipel et al 2017. Majority of the information on plant-based ethnoveterinary medicine in Turkey has been presented in ethnobotanical research (Erarslan & Kültür 2019 and the references there in). A recent review on ethnoveterinary plants highlighted a rich diversity of knowledge with 251 plant taxa used as animal medicine in Turkey (Erarslan & Kültür 2019).…”

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“…Majority of the information on plant-based ethnoveterinary medicine in Turkey has been presented in ethnobotanical research (Erarslan & Kültür 2019 and the references there in). A recent review on ethnoveterinary plants highlighted a rich diversity of knowledge with 251 plant taxa used as animal medicine in Turkey (Erarslan & Kültür 2019). Similarly, ethnobotanical studies in Georgia also reported at least 75 plant species used as animal medicine and fodder (Bussmann 2017, Bussmann et al 2016a, 2016b, 2017, 2020a, 2020b.…”

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Ethnoveterinary and fodder plants used among transhumant communities around Georgia-Turkey border, in the Western Lesser Caucasus

Kazancı¹,

Oruç²,

Mosulishvili³

2021

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Background: Livestock are an integral part of the transhumant life in the Caucasus. Maintaining the health and wellbeing of the animals has been a critical responsibility for pastoral communities. This study presents the wild plant species used for ethnoveterinary and fodder purposes by transhumant people on the both sides of Georgia-Turkey border.Methods: During two summers (2017)(2018), 119 participants were interviewed (74 in Turkey and 45 in Georgia) with semi-structured questionnaires. Cultural importance index (CI) and Relative frequency of citation (RFC) were used to evaluate the relative importance of species among communities.Results: In total 113 citations of 38 wild plant species for ethnoveterinary purposes, and 186 citations of 61 wild plant species as fodder were obtained in the study area. The most important species in ethnoveterinary were Veratrum album and Achillea millefolium in Georgia, and Veratrum album and Picea orientalis in Turkey. Aerial parts of the plants were the most frequently used part in Georgia while the root was in Turkey. Gastrointestinal problems were the most commonly mentioned diseases in Georgia while dermatological and parasitic diseases in Turkey. The majority of the plant species were mentioned to treat the ailments of cattle (37 species). Fabaceae, Polygonaceae and Asteraceae were the most mentioned families used as fodder in both countries. There were also several plants used as bedding for livestock and against evil eye in the study area.Conclusions: Pastoral way of life in the Western Lesser Caucasus still reflects living evidence of plant-based traditional ethnoveterinary knowledge and practices to support the health of livestock. The results of this study could be a base for future ethnoveterinary and animal feed research and contribute to organic animal husbandry in the region.

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