Survey of wild food plants for human consumption in Gecitli (Hakkari, Turkey)
Abstract
This study aims to record accumulation of knowledge on plants which are
used as food by native people of Gecitli (Hakkari, Turkey) that has a
rich culture and a very natural environment. In addition, the medical
uses of these plants were compiled from the literature. Study area was
located on the East of Anatolian diagonal, in the Eastern Anatolia
region. Field study was carried out over a period of approximately two
years (2008-2010). During this period, 84 vascular plant taxa were
collected. The plants were pressed in the field and prepared for
identification. A total of 84 food plants belonging to 30 families were
identified in the region. In the study being conducted, use of wild
plants as food points out interest of people in Gecitli in wild plants.
The fact that a large proportion of edible plants are also being used
for medicinal purposes indicates that the use of wild plants has a high
potential in the region. The present study shows that further
ethnobotanical investigations are worthy to be carried out in Turkey,
where most of knowledge on popular food plants are still to discover. In
Turkey, the number of ethnobotanic studies is ever-increasing. However,
traditional uses of many wild plants have not been recorded yet. In
terms of food safety, the adverse effects that may arise due to the use
of wild plants,without sufficient knowledge must be reported to the
native people.
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