Ethnopharmacological relevance Due to the outbreaks such as SARS, bird flu and swine flu,
which we frequently encounter in our century, we need fast solutions with no side effects …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Garlic and its wild relatives have a long tradition of use
world-wide dating back to the early ages as food and medicine. This exceptional group …

Background Cross-border research is a novel and important tool for detecting variability of
ecological knowledge. This is especially evident in regions recently divided and annexed to …

Background In the southern and tribal districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa mainly reside
Pashtun ethnic cultures that preferably use local plants to combat various health issues. We …

Abstract Background The Yeşilli district (Mardin) is located in the southeastern of Turkey and
hosts different cultures. The objective of this study was to record the traditional knowledge of …

Hasankeyf is an ancient city located on the shores of the Tigris River in Batman Province,
southeast Turkey. The town and some of its surrounding villages will be soon submerged …

Ethnopharmacological relevance Obesity is one of the growing public health problems in
Turkey, as well as all over the world, threatening people of almost all ages. Turkey has a …

The plants belonging to the genus Vicia are of great interest as a source of many bioactive
compounds and micronutrients. A snapshot of their cultivation, habitat, main components …

The genus Teucrium is a large and polymorphic genus of the Lamiaceae family distributed
in mild climate zones, particularly in the Mediterranean basin and Central Asia. Studies of …

Traditional medicine is a cure hope for a substantial number of people around the world. It is
estimated over 70,000 medicinal herbs of which around 50,000 have been prescribed for …