A study of ethnobotany in Çardak (Denizli) region

This study was performed between 2018-2019 within the boundaries of Çardak district of Denzili. In here, 89 species and 125 different uses of these species with natural distribution and ethnobotanical properties were determined with land surveys conducted within the boundaries of the district and the interviews with the local people living in that region. It was determined that 36 of these species were used for food, 11 of them were tea, 6 of them were used for spice and aroma, 38 of them were used for treatment, 4 of them were used as brooms, 7 of them were used for decoration and landscaping, 11 of them were used for animal feed and 12 of them were used for other purposes. To determine the areas in which these products are used, in Çardak's villages and towns, interviews were conducted with 75 people who knew, knew, made and evaluated the products economically. Also, oral information about the flora of the products and ecological characteristics of the region has been obtained from Çardak Forestry Directorate, Agriculture District Directorate.