Turkish folk medicinal plants, Part IV: Gönen (Balıkesir)

An ethnobotanical survey in selected districts of the Black Sea region (Turkey)

“…Wound (Ertuğ, 2000;Tuzlacı and Aymaz, 2001;Özgökçe and Özçelik, 2004;Demirci and Özhatay, 2012;Hayta et al, 2014;Kaval et al, 2014;Polat et al, 2015), abscess (Sezik et al, 1991;Yesilada et al, 1993;Fujita et al, 1995;Yesilada et al, 1995;Yesilada et al, 1999;Sezik et al, 2001;Özgökçe and Özçelik, 2004;Simsek et al, 2004; …”

“…Pers. Hemorrhoids (Tuzlacı and Aymaz, 2001;Tetik et al, 2013), diarrhea Sezik et al, 2001;Kültür, 2007;Akaydin et al, 2013;, common cold Yesilada et al, 1999;Kültür, 2007;Bulut and Tuzlacı, 2013;, cough Tuzlacı and Tolon, 2000;Sezik et al, 2001;Ezer and Arısan-Mumcu, 2006;Kültür, 2007;Akaydin et al, 2013; 0.08…”

“…(Continued). Foodstuff , cough (Özgökçe and Özçelik, 2004;Kültür, 2007;Hayta et al, 2014;Kaval et al, 2014), diabetes mellitus Tuzlacı and Tolon, 2000;Sezik et al, 2001;Çakılcıoğlu, 2010;Akyol and Altan, 2013;Kilic and Bagci, 2013;Hayta et al, 2014;Polat et al, 2015), hemorrhoids Honda et al, 1996;Yesilada et al, 1999;Tuzlacı and Tolon, 2000;Sezik et al, 2001;Tuzlacı and Aymaz, 2001;Özgökçe and Özçelik, 2004;Ezer and Arısan-Mumcu, 2006;Bulut and Tuzlacı, 2013), stomachache (Ertuğ, 2000;Tuzlacı and Tolon, 2000;Sezik et al, 2001;Tuzlacı and Aymaz, 2001;…”

Antibacterial and Antitumor Activities of Some Wild Fruits Grown in Turkey

“…In European countries, firethorn (Pyracantha coccinea) fruits have been used as a heart soother (7,22). in folk medicine in Turkey, decoction of firethorn leaves has been used for the treatment of diarrhea (for humans and animals) (61). Ripe fruits of dewberry (Rubus caesius) are diuretic and used in the treatment of constipation.…”

Medicinal plants used in the Uzunköprü district of Edirne, Turkey

“…When this study is compared with the previous studies of Thrace, it is seen that many of the medicinal plants are the same (Akalın and Alpınar [42] [40] state that it is used as anti-inflammatory, astringent (in Bulgaria), as mouth wash (in Italy); Akalın and Alpınar [42] for stomachache; Ecevit Genç and Özhatay [43] for stomachache, burns, swelling, wounds, wounds -for animals, goiter, diabetes, hemorrhoids, asthma, mushroom poisoning, analgesic, allergy of the eye; Tuzlacı and Alpaslan [44] for hemorrhoids, wound, eczema, antifungal, gastrointestinal ailments, stomach ulcer, stomachache, stomach ailments, colon cancer, cancer, skin cancer, asthma, hair restorer, prostate ailments, kidney stones; Kültür [13] for stomachache gastric ulcer, cuts, wounds, burns, eczema, antifungal, fracture, diabetes, urinary diseases, cardiac diseases, kidney stones, nephritis, cancer, antihypertensive, cough, abdominal pain, numbness of arm, vasodilator, asthma, hemorrhoids, anthrax, enteritis, inflamed wounds and mouth wounds; Kültür and Sami [45] for wounds, eczema, hemorrhoids, gynecological disorders; Tuzlacı et al [46] state that it is used for foot and mouth diseases, eczema (human and animal), rheumatism, prostate ailments, hemorrhoids, calcification. Also, while according to our findings Hypericum perforatum is used for skin stains, scars, cold, stomachache, ulcer, sunburns and sunspots, it is used for kidney pains and hemorrhoids according to Rexhepi et al [38]; for stomach pain, respiratory disorders, skin infections, sunburn or thermal burn, antitussive, antihemorrhoidal, anticholesterolemic, eczema according to Mustafa et al [39]; for ulcers, anti-inflammatory (in Bulgaria), cicatrizing agent, against Herpes simplex cholagogue (in Italy) according to Leporatti and Ivancheva [40]; for asthma, stomachache, skin diseases, earache, and toothache according to Akalın and Alpınar [42]; for kidney stones, sedative, wounds, stomachache and rheumatism according to Ecevit Genç and Özhatay [43]; for kidney stones, urinary diseases, diabetes, antihypertensive, cold, stomachache, enteritis, eczema, antifungal, cardiac diseases, arteriosclerosis, antihemorrhagic, asthma, insomnia, uroclepsia (for babies), gall bladder ailments, facial paralysis, gastritis, chest diseases, internal hemorrhage, bronchitis, anti-inflammatory, tuberculosis, pharyngitis, wounds, burns, cuts, herpes labialis, lip chap, and ulcers according to Kültür [13]; for prostate ailments, kidney ailments, cystitis, wound (for human and animals), diarrhea, aphthae according to Tuzlacı and Alpaslan [44]; for urinary diseases, stomach diseases, gastric ulcer, gingivitis, otitis, hemorrhoids, cardiac diseases, wounds and rheumatism according to Kültür and Sami [45]; for diabetes, wounds and kidney ailments according to Tuzlacı et al [46]…”