Editor-in-Chief
Hatice Kübra Elçioğlu
Vice Editors
Levent Kabasakal
Esra Tatar
Online ISSN
2630-6344
Publisher
Marmara University
Frequency
Bimonthly (Six issues / year)
Abbreviation
J.Res.Pharm.
Former Name
Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal
Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal
2011 , Vol 15 , Issue 1
Folk medicinal plants of Silivri (İstanbul, Turkey)
Eczacılık Fakültesi, Farmasötik Botanik AD, İstanbul, Türkiye
DOI :
10.12991/201115441
In this study, the folk medicinal plants of Silivri (İstanbul) were researched. During
the field works, the information were obtained from experienced adults and patients by personal
interviews and the specimens of the plants were collected. The plant specimens are kept
in the Herbarium of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University. As a result of identification of
the plant specimens, 35 species used as a traditional folk medicine in Silivri, have been determined.
Among them 25 species are wild and 10 species are cultivated plants. These plants and
their local usage in treatment are presented in a table in the text. The plants are mostly used for
stomach ailments, cough, hemorrhoid, rheumatism, cold, eczema and diabetes.
Keywords :
Folk medicine, medicinal plants, Silivri, İstanbul, Turkey