Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Marmara Pharmaceutical Journal, cilt.21, sa.3, ss.578-589, 2017 (Hakemli Dergi)
This ethnobotanical study was planned to carried out in villagesof Savaştepe district (Balıkesir, Turkey) between May 2012to October 2015. The settlements (44 villages) in Savaştepewere visited during the field work. With this study, we aimedto document traditional uses of edible plants in Savaştepe(Balıkesir). Interviews were made with the local people. A totalof 205 individuals (107 men, 98 women) interviewed in the area.The plant samples were collected in company with local people.The collected specimens were identified and were deposited asherbarium samples at ISTE (The Herbarium of the Faculty ofPharmacy of Istanbul University). Among these collected plants71 taxa belonging to 27 families are edible plants. The plantswere mostly used as food (55 taxa), spice (14 taxa), beverage(3 taxa) and honey paste (2 taxa). Mostly used parts of plantswere leaf (27 taxa), aerial part (20 taxa), fruit (19 taxa) and seed(5 taxa).