TY  - JOUR
TI  - Wild fruits sold in the public bazaars of Edremit Gulf (Balıkesir) and their medicinal uses
AB  - In this study, wild fruits sold in public bazaars in the Edremit Gulf and medicinal uses of these fruits wereinvestigated. During research, ethnobotanical studies were conducted in 12 public bazaars established in Edremit,Burhaniye, Gömeç and Ayvalık districts. In the study were interviewed with 75 informant who sell and the gathered wildfruits naturally from the mountains. Later, ethnobotanical questions were asked to them about the medicinal uses of fruits.As a result of the study, it was determined that 33 taxa belonging to 13 families were collected by villagers and sold forcommercial purposes in bazaar markets. The most common families were Rosaceae (16 taxa) and Moraceae (3 taxa). Asa result of both the questions directed to the sellers and the data based on the literature, it has been determined that wildfruits were used as a food supplement in the treatment of 35 different diseases. Most of the wild fruits; it has been seen tobe used in diabetes, kidney stone, cholesterol, constipation, blood pressure diseases, diarrhea and upper respiratory tractinfection.
AU  - Selvi, Selami
AU  - Satıl, Fatih
AU  - İNCİ ALADI, HATİCE
DO  - 10.5505/biodicon.2019.25733
PY  - 2019
JO  - Biological Diversity and Conservation
VL  - 12
IS  - 1
SN  - 1308-5301
SP  - 89
EP  - 99
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/318063
ER  -