Ethnobotany of medicinal plants used in Antakya: A multicultural district in Hatay Province of Turkey

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dc.authoridMiski, Mahmut/0000-0003-2653-0563
dc.authoridGuzel, Yelda/0000-0002-7975-3130
dc.contributor.authorGuzel, Yelda
dc.contributor.authorGuzelsemme, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorMiski, Mahmut
dc.date.accessioned2024-09-18T20:19:54Z
dc.date.available2024-09-18T20:19:54Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentHatay Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractEthnopharmacological relevance: We have compiled information about the medicinal plants used in folk medicine in the district of Antakya. Since its establishment by King Seleucus I in 300 B.C., Antakya (old Antioch) has hosted nearly 20 civilizations. Antakya, neighboring Northwestern Syria, is located on the western end of the Silk Road and was one of the great centers of Graeco-Roman world. Today, Antakya is a cosmopolitan city in which Arabic and Turkish are widely spoken, and where distinct ethnic and religious communities, such as Arab Alawite, Arab Christian, Arab Sunni, Turk Sunni, Armenian, and Jewish, have been living together in harmony for centuries. In addition, the rich flora in the vicinity of Antakya also renders the area interesting in terms of ethnobotanical fieldwork. Aim of the study: This study aimed to compile the information about plants used for medicinal purposes by local people in the district of Antakya. This city is a significant region in terms of ethnobotanical fieldwork, owing to its cosmopolitan structure, long history, relatively preserved traditional community structure, and rich flora. Furthermore, we sought to compare the ethnomedicinal data geographically, cross-culturally, and historically. Materials and methods: The ethnobotany of medicinal plants used in the district of Antakya has been investigated through two separate studies; one was conducted in 1975, interviewing 29 people, and the other was conducted in 2011-2013, interviewing 182 people. The use value (UV) and informant consensus factor (FIC) values of the plants were calculated. In order to interpret the authenticity and sources of the compiled ethnomedicinal information, previous publications that contain information about the similar medicinal uses of plants identified in our region were reviewed and evaluated meticulously. A comparison with the data obtained from other regions of Turkey and from other Mediterranean regions, as well as a cross-cultural analysis between the ethnic groups within the study area, was performed by implementation of the Jaccard index (JI) Results: Throughout the study, information about 202 medicinal plant taxa was compiled. Among these plants, 39 have either not yet been mentioned in ethnobotanical or medicinal studies, or have been used for a medicinal purpose other than those encountered in the literature review. The ethnomedicinal information we gathered from the study area exhibits close similarities to the ethnomedicinal information of other Southern and Eastern Mediterranean countries where Arabic is spoken, as well as to that of Northern and Western Mediterranean countries where Latin languages are spoken. In addition to these similarities, in most cases, this ethnomedicinal information shows hybrid features of ethnomedicinal knowledge from Eastern and Western Mediterranean countries. Conclusion: Based on a literature survey, we found that the cited medicinal uses for 43 plants have also been corroborated by other various biological testings. This finding strongly suggests the importance of ethnobotanical studies in the development of new medicines. We believe that this study has compiled rich ethnomedicinal information that reflects the cosmopolitan structure of Antakya in a very good way. (c) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipScientific Research Projects Unit of Mustafa Kemal University (MKU-BAP) [1204 Y 0112 316]en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThis project was financially supported by the Scientific Research Projects Unit of Mustafa Kemal University (MKU-BAP). Project no. 1204 Y 0112 316. We thank MKU-BAP unit. Although we cannot thank each of them by name, we offer our respect and thanks to the people of Antakya, who contributed to the completion of this study with their participation and help. Also we thank to Mehmet Buyukasik for sour pomegranate sauce (nar ekisi/hamed rimmen) preparing and photos.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jep.2015.07.042
dc.identifier.endpage152en_US
dc.identifier.issn0378-8741
dc.identifier.issn1872-7573
dc.identifier.pmid26239155en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-84939857186en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage118en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2015.07.042
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12483/9937
dc.identifier.volume174en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000365050900012en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ1en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Scienceen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMeden_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier Ireland Ltden_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Ethnopharmacologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectEthnomedicineen_US
dc.subjectAntakyaen_US
dc.subjectMulticultural old cityen_US
dc.subjectDiachronic analysisen_US
dc.subjectCross-culturalen_US
dc.subjectComparisonen_US
dc.subjectTurkeyen_US
dc.titleEthnobotany of medicinal plants used in Antakya: A multicultural district in Hatay Province of Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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