Wild Edible Plants of Savaştepe District (Balıkesir, Turkey)

Abstract

This ethnobotanical study was planned to carried out in villages of Savaştepe district (Balıkesir, Turkey) between May 2012 to October 2015. The settlements (44 villages) in Savaştepe were visited during the field work. With this study, we aimed to document traditional uses of edible plants in Savaştepe (Balıkesir). Interviews were made with the local people. A total of 205 individuals (107 men, 98 women) interviewed in the area. The plant samples were collected in company with local people. The collected specimens were identified and were deposited as herbarium samples at ISTE (The Herbarium of the Faculty of Pharmacy of Istanbul University). Among these collected plants 71 taxa belonging to 27 families are edible plants. The plants were mostly used as food (55 taxa), spice (14 taxa), beverage (3 taxa) and honey paste (2 taxa). Mostly used parts of plants were leaf (27 taxa), aerial part (20 taxa), fruit (19 taxa) and seed (5 taxa).

Wild edible plants in Yeşilli (Mardin-Turkey), a multicultural area

“…Ser.Rosaceae115732Belalûk (K)Fıkt (A)Ĥorişmê (S)Ku (11)ShrubFruitsRaw as a snack, medicinal0.18Not reported Chenopodium album L.Amaranthaceae115729Serbîmast (K)Ku (12)HerbYoung aerial partsBoiled and then fried eggs added, cooked a soup with yogurt and bulgur0.19[30, 32–34, 37, 38, 42, 43, 49, 53, 54, 59, 63, 65, 69, 71, 72, 78–82, 84, 88, 89, 92–94] Chondrilla juncea var. juncea L.Asteraceae115248Ilke (A)Ku (9)HerbYoung leavesRaw as salad, added to salad0.14[33, 38, 41, 42, 50, 65, 78–80, 94] Convolvulus arvensis L.Convolvulaceae115674Lavlavk (K), Lıblebê (A)As (3), Ku (16)HerbAerial partsBoiled and then fried eggs added, cooked a soup with yogurt and bulgur0.19[27, 32, 37, 58, 59, 63, 65, 74, 75, 78, 89, 92, 94] Crataegus azarolus var. azarolus L.Rosaceae115250Givîj, Gîjok, Gûhîj (K), Ğızran (A)As (5), Ku (33)TreeFruitsRaw as a snack0.61[52, 82, 96] Crocus cancellatus Herbert subsp.…”

“…bithynicus (Boiss.) GreuterAsteraceae115283Gelo helvo pevero (S)As (5)HerbReceptacleDried latexRaw as a snack0.08[40] Echium italicum L.Boraginaceeae115234Hımhım (A), Mijok (K)As (2), Ku (9)HerbFlowers, nectarIts nectar sucked, medicinal0.18[26, 40–42] Elaeagnus angustifolia L.Elaeagnaceae115235Sinç (K)Ku (31)ShrubFruitsFlowersRaw as a snackAs tea0.50[32, 36, 37, 49, 52, 69, 78, 79, 93, 94] Erodium cicutarium (L.) L’HérGeraniaceae116438Derzikepire (K)Ar (5), Ku (15)HerbLeaves, fruits,stemsEaten rawRaw as a snack after pelling off the outher part0.32[26, 31, 41, 42, 50, 57, 58, 65, 73, 75, 89, 99] Eryngium creticum Lam.Apiaceae115236Beektire/Ekkeyde (A)Ar (15), As (4)HerbPetiolesYoung stem, young rootsRaw as a snackRaw as a snack after pelling off the outher part, medicinal0.29[48, 49, 73] Euphorbia helioscopia subsp. helioscopia L.Euphorbiaceae115254Lahye (A)As (2), Ku (8)HerbAerial partsAdded to molasses, to improve the test of molasses, direct or dry0.16[41] b Ficus carica subsp.…”

“…helioscopia L.Euphorbiaceae115254Lahye (A)As (2), Ku (8)HerbAerial partsAdded to molasses, to improve the test of molasses, direct or dry0.16[41] b Ficus carica subsp. carica L.Moraceae115943Hejîr (K)Tin (A)Ar (15), As (5), Ku (39)TreeFruitsRaw as a snack, dried eaten0.96[20, 26, 37, 38, 40, 43, 50, 52, 55, 56, 58, 59, 62, 63, 72, 75, 82, 86, 92, 96] Ficus carica L. subsp. rupestris (Hausskn.)…”

“…EnglerAnacardiaceae115944Batmê (S)Bittim (K)Bıttım (A)Ar (10), As (4), Ku (16)ShrubUnripe fruitsRaw as a snack or preparing a coffee0.48[30, 38, 41–43, 50, 52, 56, 59, 60, 65, 75, 78, 81, 86] Pisum fulvum Sibth. & Sm.Fabaceae115724Baqilê xatûnî (K)Ku (10)HerbYoung seedsRaw as a snack0.16Not reported Polygonum cognatum Meissn.Polygonaceae115275Casûrik (K)Ar (5)HerbYoung aerial partsRaw as a snack, as salad, fried or boiled then added to yogurt0.08[32–36, 40–44, 48, 49, 52, 54, 55, 58, 59, 65, 70, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 84, 88, 89, 93, 94] Portulaca oleracea L.Portulacaceae115241Pirpar (A-K), Parparık (K)As (5), Ku (19)HerbAerial partsRaw in salads, cooked as vegetable, medicinal.0.38[31, 33, 55, 59, 70, 75, 82, 96, 98] Quercus brantii Lindl.Fagaceae115902Berû (K)As (1), Ku (17)TreeSeedRoasted in embers, medicinal0.29[31, 38, 52] Rosa canina L.Rosaceae115255Gulşîlav (K)As (5), Ku (28)ShrubFruitsRaw as a snack, medicinal0.53[…”

“…Bip.) GreuterAsteraceae116428Gezrik (K)Ku (6)HerbYoung leaves and rootsRaw as a snack0.10[31, 41, 42, 99] Urtica dioica L.Urticaceae115253Gezgezik (K)Kırays (A)Ar (14), As (5), Ku (26)HerbYoung aerial partsFried with onion and then eggs added, medicinal0.72[20, 26, 28, 30–34, 36, 40, 42–44, 48–50, 52–55, 58–60, 62–65, 69–72, 75–81, 86, 88, 89, 92, 94, 98] Urtica pilulifera L.Urticaceae115258Gezgezok (K)Ku (15)HerbYoung aerial partsRaw as a snack, fried with onion and then eggs added, medicinal0.24[30, 33, 36, 55] Vicia palaestina Boiss.Fabaceae115723Baqilê çukan (K)Ku (11)HerbYoung seedRaw as a snack0.18[26] Vicia pannonica var. pannonica CrantzFabaceae115716Baqilê gan (K)Ku (10)HerbYoung seedRaw as a snack0.16[31] Vicia sativa L. subsp.…”