Sefa Akbulut

Bu çalışma Eskişehir ilinde tıbbi ve aromatik bitki satışında faaliyet gösteren 12 aktar ve bu aktarlardan alışveriş yapan 60 müşteri ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Firma sahiplerine ve müşterilere iki bölümlü ayrı anket uygulanmıştır ve görüşmeler yüz yüze yapılmıştır. Araştırmada aktarların en çok sattıkları bitkilerde ilk üç sırayı sırasıyla ıhlamur, adaçayı ve nane oluştururken, müşterilerin en çok kullandıkları bitkilerde ise ilk üç sırayı ıhlamur, nane ve zencefil oluşturmaktadır. Yine aktar ve müşterilerinin bu bitkileri satma ve satın alma sebepleri arasında ilk sıralarda sindirim sistemi bozuklukları, kalp-damar rahatsızlıkları, solunum sistemi bozuklukları ve sinir sistemi bozuklukları yer almaktadır.

Çalışma, pandemi (Covid-19) döneminde Kuzey Anadolu'nun 8 farklı ilinde aktar müşterilerinin hastalık belirtilerine karşı tıbbi ve aromatik bitki kullanım tercihlerini belirlemeyi amaçlamıştır. Mayıs 2020 ile Ağustos 2021 arasında toplam 42 aktar ve 460 aktar müşterisi ile yüz yüze anket görüşmesi yapılmış ve 24 bitki hakkında veri toplanmıştır. Kullanılan bitkilerin önemini, kullanım sıklığını ölçmek için Göreceli Atıf Sıklığı (RFC) ve Aslına Uygunluk Düzeyi (FL) gibi kantitatif indisler kullanılmıştır. En yüksek RFC, Zingiber officinale Roscoe (0.43) için bulunmuştur. Bunu sırasıyla Rosa canina L. (0.41), Curcuma longa L. (0.40) ve Ceratonia siliqua L. (0.39) izlemiştir. En yüksek FL değerleri kas ve eklem ağrıları için Rosa canina (%89.5), öksürük için Zingiber officinale (%87.4), burun akıntısı için Curcuma longa (%83.5)’ya aittir. Sambucus nigra L., Aloysia citriodora Palau, Echinacea angustifolia DC., Thymus L. spp. ve Sideritis L. spp. pandemi döneminde satışı/talebi artan bitkiler olmuştur. Aktar müşterileri, bu bitkileri COVID-19 semptomlarına karşı daha etkili olduğunu düşündükleri için tüketmişlerdir. Müşteriler tıbbi ve aromatik bitkileri daha çok bal, salep ve zeytinyağı ile tüketmeyi tercih ettiklerini ifade etmişlerdir.

This study aimed to document the traditional uses of plants in Gümüşhane province. Ethnobotanical data on 74 taxa from 135 informants were collected between March 2018 and September 2019. Data were analyzed using quantitative indices of use-value (UV), information consent factor (ICF), and fidelity level (FL). The plants were used for different purposes, mainly for medicinal, food, and equipment. Malva neglecta, was the most used taxa for medicinal purposes. Polygonum aviculare was the most used taxon for food. Quercus petraea subsp. iberica and Pinus sylvestris were the most preferred species for equipment. Salvia verticillata, Rhamnus cathartica, Bilacunaria microcarpa, Taraxacum bessarabicum, Silene vulgaris, Carduus nutans, Helichrysum plicatum, Euphorbia esula subsp. tommasiniana, Thymus pubescens, and Phlomis herba-venti subsp. pungensare reported for the first time in the present study for various purposes.

Production in industrial agriculture is under threat in the near future due to air pollution, excessive consumption, and climate change. Commercial production of traditional products is significant for the continuity of product diversity. Edible wild plants are usually collected from the wild and consumed for local needs. However, there are not enough initiatives for the cultivation of these plants. Turkey, which is very rich in point of biological diversity, is among the lucky countries in this regard. An important part of approximately 12000 plants in its flora is consumed as a food source by traditional methods. In this study, a list of 76 plants belonging to 34 families that are widely consumed for food purposes in Turkey is given.

This study is aimed at determining some of the plants traditionally used in the treatment of diseases by the local people living in Kastamonu province center and surrounding villages. A face-to-face questionnaire was applied and semi-structured interviews were conducted with 52 informants, 34 women and 18 men. Identification of 92 plants belonging to 41 families has been confirmed and their medicinal uses have been recorded. The most used families were Rosaceae (13 taxa), Asteraceae (11), and Lamiaceae (11). The most preferred folk recipes of medicinal plants was decoction (55 taxa) and in preparations and applications, the most used were the leaves (45 taxa). According to the International Classification of Primary Care categories, plants were the most used for digestive disorders (37 taxa), respiratory disorders (27 taxa), and urological disorders (24 taxa). The highest use-value was recorded forUrtica dioica(0.519), and highest relative frequency citation was recorded forTilia rubrasubsp.caucasica(0.231). Male genital diseases had the highest informant consensus factor value (0.83). New areas of use were also determined forPilosella leucopsilonsubsp. pilisquama,Galium palustre, andAstragalus nitens. With this study, new information for folkloric medicines is presented and the usage of herbal drugs in the study area are enhanced.

With this study, it was aimed to determine some plants used in the traditional treatment of diseases by local people in Çorum and to determine their purpose of use and how they are used. To determine this, totally 45 people were interviewed face to face Derinöz, Ağaççamı, Şaphane villages at Oğuzlar province, Kuyucak village at Sidings province, Kutluözü village at Iskilip province, Durucasu and Güvercinlik villages at Osmancık province, in Çorum city. The people, who participated in the survey, were asked to show the plants used in traditional treatment of diseases at the territory; for which diseases and how they are used. Field studies includes June- October months of the year 2016. As a result of this study, 14 families and 18 taxa data are summarized. These are; Elaeagnus angustifolia (Elaeagnaceae), Equisetum ramosissimum (Equisetaceae), Carlina oligocephala var. oligocephala (Asteraceae), Chondrilla juncea (Asteraceae), Aesculus hippocastanum (Sapindaceae), Prunus spinosa (Rosaceae), Pyrus elaeagnifolia (Rosaceae), Rubus canescens var. canescens (Rosaceae), Pinus nigra (Pinaceae), Brassica oleracea (Brassicaceae), Malva sy l vestris (Malvaceae), Astragalus sp. (Fabaceae), Colutea cilicica (Fabaceae), Cucumis sativus (Cucurbitaceae), Allium cepa (Amaryllidaceae), Juglans regia (Juglandaceae), Vitis vinifera (Vitaceae), Quercus robur (Fagaceae).

Urban growth has been fast for decades. Because money is very important in this urban-based world, humanity focuses on economic development, and is often too busy to deal with sustainability. Therefore, in a world that is constantly changing, creating sustainable cities that contain a diverse range of habitats supporting plant establishment is essential. Some surprising urban habitats in which plants can grow, such as cracks on pavements and walls, rocky areas, abandoned places and roofs might be extremely important for sustainability, while urban spaces are under artificial pressure. In this study, which suggesting a method to create more sustainable green roofs for urban areas, and considering roof vegetation is already important for supporting the ecology of urban areas, we surveyed 37 roofs in an urban part of Trabzon city focusing on the habitat effect. We found 51 plant species growing on these 37 roofs, and determined five different roof vegetation typologies in the research area. The main goal in any artificial green roof is to cover roof surfaces with vegetation, and success is considered a perfect coverage rate. We found roof surface size, species richness, size of the sunlit part, daily sunlight duration, and depth of the substrate are the most effective habitat attributes on vegetation coverage on rooftops in the research area.