Traditional Tar Production from Cedrus libani A. Rich on the Taurus Mountains in Southern Turkey

Abstract

Traditional Tar Production from Cedrus libani A. Rich on the Taurus Mountains in Southern Turkey. Cedrus libani A. Rich is a magnificent and sacred tree species native to the eastern Mediterranean region. Today, traditional people in southern Turkey produce wood extract, called katran, from C. libani, and use it to protect wooden structures against insects and fungi, to fight parasites and bacteria, and to heal wounds and cure various diseases in humans and domestic animals, both internally and externally. Here we illustrate traditional methods of producing katran, its use by local people, and its chemical composition.

Effects of Heat Treatment on the Physical Properties of Heartwood and Sapwood of Cedrus libani

“…( Aiello and Dosmann, 2007;Kurt et al, 2008). Cedrus libani A. Richard occurs naturally in Lebanon, Syria, and the Cilician Taurus mountains of southern Anatolia (Boydak 2003;Aiello and Dosmann 2007;Hajar et al 2010).…”

“…Cedrus libani A. Richard occurs naturally in Lebanon, Syria, and the Cilician Taurus mountains of southern Anatolia (Boydak 2003;Aiello and Dosmann 2007;Hajar et al 2010). The wood of C. libani (Lebanon cedar or Taurus cedar), is quite durable biologically to fungi and insect attacks (Kurt et al 2008). It was reported that the extractive content of C. libani heartwood is significantly greater than that of its sapwood (Usta and Kara 1997;Hafızoğlu and Usta 2005).…”

Traditional Uses of Wild Plants in the Middle Aegean Region of Turkey

“…caramanica and P. brutia, and Juniperus oxycedrus L. subsp. oxycedrus species is important in traditional Turkish medicine, the latter being the most valuable in the region (Kurt et al 2008). Informants stated that wood from dead trees, chopped into small pieces ("çıra") (3-4 cm.…”

Phenolic composition of bark tannin from Taurus Cedar (Cedrus libani)

“…Sedir yöresel halk tarafından "katran ağacı" olarak bilinir. Geleneksel yöntemlerle sedirden elde edilen katran insanların ve hayvanların yaralarında, bazı hastalıkların iyileştirmesinde ayrıca ahşap yapıları böceklere, mantarlara ve bakterilere karşı korumak amacıyla kullanılır (Bal ve ark., 2012;Kurt, 2008). Ağaç gövdesinin odun kısmından sonraki ikinci önemli dokusu kabuktur.…”