Research on some medicinal plants commercially sold in the Havran and Burhaniye region (Balıkesir-Turkey)

Abstract

Within the framework of the ethnobotanical researches conducted between 2007 and 2009 in the areas in and around Havran and Burhaniye (Balıkesir), the medicinal plants collected with commercial purposes in the region and sold in local markets were studied in addition to other uses. In this respect, the patterns of usage of these plants collected extensively by the local people on commercial purposes were examined. Studies in the villages and local markets in the region have revealed that the taxa of nine medicinal plants have been extensively collected and sold. It was also observed that some of the plant taxa defined have been used not only as medicinal plants but also as spices.