Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
GENETIC RESOURCES AND CROP EVOLUTION AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL, cilt.72, sa.4, ss.1-43, 2025 (SCI-Expanded)
This ethnobotanical pharmaceutical study was carried out in the Yeniçağa district of Bolu Prov ince, situated in northwest Anatolia. Our objectives were to gather and identify taxa utilized by locals for medicinal purposes, and to provide insights into traditional folk medicine practices. The collecting of plants took place during several excursions made between May 2017 and September 2018. The col lected data were organized based on use reports (UR). As well, calculations were made for the cul tural importance index (CI) and informative consen sus factor (FIC) of the data. The study identified 92 plant taxa belonging to 34 families utilized as folk medicine. According to the URs, the findings indicate that plants were predominantly employed for treating wounds, colds, diabetes, headaches, diarrhea and as sedatives. The CI values revealed that the most prom inent medicinal plant species were Hypericum per foratum L. (0.59), Thymus longicaulis subsp. longi caulis C. Presl. (0.59), Rubus aetnicus Weston (0.55), Rosa canina L. (0.51), and Papaver rhoeas L. (0.49). The most prevalent families included Asteraceae (17.4%), Lamiaceae (10.9%) and Rosaceae (7.6%). Neurological system disorders (0.87), endocrine/ metabolic and nutritional system disorders (0.85), skin disorders (0.84), respiratory system disorders (0.80) and cardiovascular system disorders (0.79) had the highest FIC values. Within the research area, 12 taxa were recorded for the first time as being used medicinally in Türkiye. Traditional medicine remains prevalent within the community, particularly in rural villages of the research area.