PRODUCTION AND USAGE OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF ASH-CAKES FROM PEGANUM HARMALA L. (ZYGOPHYLLACEAE) IN ANATOLIA, TURKEY

KOYUNCU O., ÖZTÜRK D., Erkara I. P., Yaylaci O. K., ARDIÇ M.

BANGLADESH JOURNAL OF BOTANY, cilt.38, sa.2, ss.211-213, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Editöre Mektup
  • Cilt numarası: 38 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2009
  • Dergi Adı: BANGLADESH JOURNAL OF BOTANY
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.211-213
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Peganum harmala L., "Askar" (charcoal), Ethnobotany, Anatolia, Turkey
  • Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Peganum harmala L. (Zygophyllaceae) is burned into ash-cake ("Askar") in Emirdag (Afyon), Middle Anatolia. The plant has been widely known as Uzerlik in Anatolia in addition to other names. In this study, both the production and usages of the ash-cake from Peganum harmala L. in Anatolia has been described. It has ethnobotanical importance in protecting silk and hair and as fumigant.