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
Journal of Research in Pharmacy 2011 , Vol 15 , Num 1
Folk medicinal plants of Silivri (İstanbul, Turkey)
Gizem Bulut
Eczacılık Fakültesi, Farmasötik Botanik AD, İstanbul, Türkiye DOI : 10.12991/201115441

Summary

Bu çalışmada Silivri (İstanbul) yöresinin halk ilacı olarak kullanılan bitkileri araştırılmıştır. Bilgiler, arazi çalışmaları sırasında deneyimli yaşlı kimselerden ve hastalardan kişisel görüşmelerle derlenmiş ve yörede kullanılan bitkilerin örnekleri toplanmıştır. Toplanan bu örnekler Marmara Üniversitesi Eczacılık Fakültesi Herbaryumu'nda (MARE) bulunmaktadır. Sonuç olarak bitki örneklerinin teşhisi sonucu Silivri yöresinde 35 bitkinin tedavi amacıyla kullanıldığı saptanmıştır. Bunlardan 25'i yabani, 10'u ise yörede yetiştirilen bitkilerdir. Bu bitkiler ve bunların tedavideki kullanışları metin içinde tablo halinde sunulmuştur. Bitkiler en çok mide rahatsızlıklarının giderilmesinde, öksürük, hemoroit, romatizma, soğuk algınlığı, egzama ve şeker hastalığı tedavisinde kullanılmaktadır.

Introduction

Silivri is situated in the European part of İstanbul (Turkey) and has an area of 860 km². It has 8 subdistrict, 13 villages (Figure 1). Silivri is surrounded by Çatalca (İstanbul) from the north, the Marmara Sea from the south, Çorlu and Marmara Ereğlisi (Tekirdağ) from the west and Büyükçekmece (İstanbul) from the east[1].


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FIGURE 1: Map of Silivri

This is the first comprehensive ethnobotanical research realized between 2008-2010. However, this study includes only the plants used in traditional folk medicine.

Methods

The information about the various data (local names, part(s) of plants used, ailments treated, therapeutic effect, methods of preparation, methods of administration and record place) were obtained from experienced adults and patients by personal interviews.

The plant specimens are kept in the Herbarium of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Marmara University (MARE). The “Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands”[2] was mainly used for the identification of the plants.

During the field works, all the settlements (21 including 13 villages) were visited. They are listed below, with a reference number for the record place of the local information.

1. Büyükçavuşlu (center) 2. Çanta (center), 3. Değirmenköy (center), 4.Gümüşyaka (center), 5. Kavaklı (center), 6. Ortaköy (center), 7. Silivri (center) 8. Selimpaşa (center), 9. Akören, 10. Bekirli, 11. Beyciler, 12. Büyükkılıçlı, 13. Büyüksinekli, 14. Çayırdere, 15. Çeltik, 16. Danamandıra, 17. Fener, 18. Kurfallı, 19. Küçüksinekli, 20. Sayalar, 21. Seymen.

This study is carried out according to the previous investigations[3-13] in our department.

Results

According to the results of identifications of the specimens, 35 species are being used as folk medicine in Silivri. Among them 25 species are wild and 10 species are cultivated plants. These are presented in Table-1 arranged in alphabetical order of their botanical names with the relevant information.

TABLE 1: Folk medicinal plants of Silivri (İstanbul, Turkey)

TABLE 1: Folk medicinal plants of Silivri (İstanbul, Turkey)

The folk medicinal plants are mostly used for stomach ailments, cough, hemorrhoid, rheumatism, cold, eczema and diabetes.

Decoction and infusion are the methods mostly used for the preparation of the folk medicine.

Helleborus orientalis and Juglans regia are used only in animal treatment.

The comparison of the folk medicinal plants recorded in the ethnobotanical studies which were made in the European part of Turkey[8,12,14,15,16] and in the Asian part of İstanbul[5] is presented in Table 2.

TABLE 2: The comparison of the folk medicinal plants recorded in the ethnobotanical studies made in the European part of Turkey[8,12,14,15,16] and in the Asian part of İstanbul[5]

According to Table 2, Ecballium elaterium, Hypericum perforatum, Malva sylvestris Paliurus spinachristi, Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla, and Rosa canina are cited in six studies. In addition, Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla is the only plant recorded with the same usage (treatment of diabetes) in all localities. Alcea rosea, Anthemis cotula and Cornus sanguinea subsp. australis are only used in Silivri.

In spite of the socioeconomic welfare and well-developed medicinal facilities of Silivri, the local people still use traditional medicine for the treatment of different diseases.

As a result, according to the aim of pharmaceutical ethnobotanical studies traditional knowledge on the folk medicinal plants was recorded by this research made in Silivri. Therefore the transmission of this knowledge from generation to generation is provided. In the mean time, this is also the primary information for the scientific studies will be made on the medicinal plants and health.

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