Plants sold in Elazıg herbalists for phytotherapy purpose

This study was carried out to determine the plants sold for phytotherapy purposes in Elazig Central herbalists in 2020-2022. Some important issues should be considered in the collection, sale and consumption of these plants, which affect human health and are known as folk remedies and sold in herbalists. The number of medicinal plants sold in Elazig herbalist was 80 and their Latin and Turkish names, purpose of use, parts used , method of collections, source from the plant was collected, etc. were determined. The information was asked to the selected herbalists and the information received was written here. From the 80 taxa belonging to 40 families, 11 plants belong to Lamiaceae, 8 plants to Rosaceae, 7 plants to Asteraceae and 5 plants to Zingiberaceae. It is stated in our study that most of the medicinal plants sold by Elazig herbalists are used for treatment and supplementation in respiratory diseases, weight loss and digestive system disorders. While 36 plant species collected and sold in Elazig were identified, 44 of the plants were stated to be of provincial or foreign origin. In line with the questions asked to the herbalists, tables were prepared and the reasons for demanding the herbs and the treatment of which disease the herbalists were selling the herbs were stated.