FOLK MEDICINAL PLANTS IN KÜRECİK AREA (AKÇADAĞ/MALATYA-TURKEY)
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Original Article
P: 207-220
December 2009

FOLK MEDICINAL PLANTS IN KÜRECİK AREA (AKÇADAĞ/MALATYA-TURKEY)

Turk J Pharm Sci 2009;6(3):207-220
1. Istanbul University, Faculty Of Pharmacy, Department Of Pharmaceutical Botany, 34116, Beyazit-Istanbul, Turkey
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Received Date: 26.02.2009
Accepted Date: 30.04.2009
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ABSTRACT

In this study, 47 flowering plant taxa belonging to 19 families that are used as medicine are documented in Kürecik (Akçadağ/Malatya). These folk medicinal plants are mostly used for treatment of cold, diabetes, inflamed wound, menstrual and abdominal pain. All settlements in Kürecik township (20 villages) were visited during the field works. The plants that collected with folk medicinal plant user were identified and prepared voucher specimens were kept in the Herbarium of Istanbul University Faculty of Pharmacy (ISTE).

Keywords:
Medicinal Plants, Folk Medicine, Kürecik, Malatya