Survey of wild food plants for human consumption in Bingol (Turkey)
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2017Author
Polat, Ridvan and Guner, Bulent and Babacan, Ebru Yuce and Cakilcioglu,
Ugur
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This study focused on the wild plants traditionally used for human
consumption in Bingol and its aim is to present data about the folk
botanical knowledge and to give about their development in relation to
plant resources and traditionally food culture. The information about
the use of wild edible plants was collected from 6 different
open-air-markets and 13 villages in the city during two-year period
(2012-2013), through unstructured interviews. In this study, a total of
61 wild food plant taxa belonging to 25 families were established and
also plant parts used, ethnographic data related to vernacular names,
traditional use were recorded. Family Rosaceae is represented by the
highest number of taxa (9), followed by Lamiaceae (8), Astaraceae (7),
Apiaceae (6), Fabaceae (4) and Polygonaceae (3). The study showed that
the plants used are either eaten raw, cooked by boiling in water, frying
in oil or baked to be served as dishes such as stew, salad as hot drink.
During this ethnobotanical research, it was verified that wild edible
plants play an important role in diet in Bingol. Furthermore, during our
study Heracleum pastinacifolium C. Koch, Origanum acutidens
(Hand-Mazz.). Letsw, Prunus kurdica Fenzl ex Fritsch, Quercus petraea
subsp. pinnatiloba (K. Koch) Menitsky has been recorded as endemic wild
food plant taxa from Bingol.
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