The ethnobotanical properties of some plants growing in Adıyaman

This study was carried out between the years of 2013 and 2015 to determine the ethnobotanical properties of some of the taxa grown in Adıyaman. According to Grid system of Turkey, Adıyaman enters into the squares B7, C6 and C7. During this study, one to one interviews were conducted with some of the local people, surveys have been used on some of the other local people, and the expertise of the local herbalists/users in the region were obtained and included in the results section. The results of the study showed that 223 taxa from 64 different families grown in Adıyaman were identified by terms of value and importance of ethnobotany. We determined and classified the ethnobotanical value and importance of the 223 taxa as follows: 118 of these medicinal plants (45 of these were used only as medicinal plants), 117 of these were consumed as foods (41 of these were consumed only as foods), 29 of these were used in homes as appliances and tools, 26 of these were utilized as ornamental plants, 24 of these were used as animal feed, 18 of these were used as firewood, 15 of these were utilized as kitchen tools and supplies, 11 of these were used as construction materials, 9 of these were used in industry, 7 of these were utilized as timber, 6 of these were used as toys, 3 of these were utilized as cosmetics, 2 of these were used for religious purposes, 2 of these were used for incense, one of these was used in folk dances and 7 of these were used for the other purposes. There are 10 taxa of the 223 taxa that are not in the literature yet and their ethnobotanical uses determined by this study for the first time.