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      Medicinal plants used in Kirklareli Province (Turkey).

      Journal of Ethnopharmacology
      Aged, Data Collection, Ethnobotany, Geography, Herbal Medicine, Humans, Interviews as Topic, Medicine, Traditional, Plants, Medicinal, Rural Population, Seasons, Turkey

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          In this paper, 126 traditional medicinal plants from Kirklareli Province in Turkey have been reported. One hundred and twenty six plant species belonging to 54 families and among them 100 species were wild and 26 species were cultivated plants. Most used families were Rosaceae, Labiatae, Compositae and the most used plants were Cotinus coggyria, Sambucus ebulus, Achillea millefolium subsp. pannonica, Hypericum perforatum, Matricaria chamomilla var. recutita, Melissa officinalis subsp. officinalis, Juglans regia, Thymus longicaulis subsp. longicaulis var. subisophyllus, Malva sylvestris, Urtica dioica, Plantago lanceolata, Rosa canina, Ecballium elaterium, Artemisia absinthium, Viscum album subsp. album, Papaver rhoeas, Helleborus orientalis, Cydonia oblonga, Prunus spinosa subsp. dasyphylla, Rubus discolor, Sorbus domestica. A total of 143 medicinal uses were obtained. The traditional medicinal plants have been mostly used for the treatment of wounds (25.3%), cold and influenza (24.6%), stomach (20%), cough (19%), kidney ailments (18.2%), diabetes (13.4%).

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          17257791
          10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.035

          Chemistry
          Aged,Data Collection,Ethnobotany,Geography,Herbal Medicine,Humans,Interviews as Topic,Medicine, Traditional,Plants, Medicinal,Rural Population,Seasons,Turkey

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