J Ethnopharmacol. 2001 May; 75(2-3): 95-115.

Traditional medicine in Turkey X. Folk medicine in Central Anatolia.

Sezik E, YeÅilada E, Honda G, Takaishi Y, Takeda Y, Tanaka T.

Gazi University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Hipodrom 06330, Ankara, Turkey. esezik@gazi.edu.tr

Traditional medicine used in Central Anatolia; Ankara, Kayseri, NiÄde and south-eastern parts of Karaman and Konya provinces have been studied. Two hundred and ninety one folk remedies obtained from 103 plant species belonging to 40 families and 4 animal species are reported with their vernacular names, parts used, methods of preparing remedies and therapeutic usage.