Investigation antioxidant and biological activities of some plants used among the people medical purposes that is grown in southeastern Anatolia region

In this study, 15 different samples of non-wood forest products, such as leaves , fruits, flowers and roots of some species of Pistachio (Pistacia veraL.), Celtis (Celtis aetnensis), Terebinth (Pistacia terebinthus L.), Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna), Sumac (Rhus Coriaria L.),Almond (Prunus dulcis), Bitter Almond (Amygdalus Amara), ve Fennel (Foeniculum Vulgare) plant extracts which are used for medical purposes in the village of Akkoyunlu in Şırnak is investigated in detail.Several analyses have been used to determination of antioxidant activity of herbal products. These assays include FRAP (ferric ion reducing antioxidant power), Analysis of total polyphenol, CUPRAC (Cupric Reducing Antioxidant Capacity) and Total flavonoids assay. Also the antimicrobial activity was examined by the Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) method for each sample. According to the antioxidant results determined, among the samples examined fruit of the sumac (Rhus Coriaria L.) (SUM) plant has the best antioxidant activity in almost applied all antioxidant analyzes. On the other hand, fruit of almond (Prunus dulcis) (BAM) were found to show low antioxidant activity in almost all analyzes. As a result of the antimicrobial analyzes performed, it was found that the plant extracts were generally more effective on yeast strains than the test bacteria used, that is, Most of the plants investigated have antifungal effect.