Natural plants of the Sandras Mountain (Köyceğiz-Muğla) traditionally employed for therapeutic purposes

Abstract

This study was carried out between 2022 and 2023 in Yayla, Çayhisar, Sazak and Otmanlar neighborhoods located at the foothills of Sanras Mountain (Köyceğiz-Muğla). The main material of the study consists of plants determined as a result of surveys conducted with people living in these neighborhoods. A total of 73 people were interviewed in the survey. 41 of them are men and 32 are women. As a result of the interviews, it was determined that the local people benefit from 46 plant taxa growing naturally in the environment for therapeutic purposes. Among all plants evaluated; Salvia fruticosa Mill. and Origanum onites L. are seen as the most preferred by the local people. They use these plants through infusion in village coffeehouses and homes.

Keywords

• ethnobotany
• muğla
• natural plants
• traditional medicine
• etnobotanik
• muğla
• doğal bitkiler
• geleneksel tıp