Traditional Usage of Some Wild Plants in Trabzon Region (Turkey)

Aim of this study is to identify wild plants which are used by local people for a variety of purposes like that healing, food, spices, etc. in Trabzon region. For this purpose, the field works have been done from June 2011 to September 2012. During this research Trabzon center and its district, some villages and plateaus have been visited and plant specimens were collected. The information for these plants, such as local names, their usages, used parts, methods of preparation have been recorded. In the study, 162 female, 118 male total 280 people were interviewed. 87 plant taxa 9 of which are culture plants have been identified. They are mostly used for various diseases, especially skin disorders, respiratory tract disorders, gastric disorders, diabetes, wounds, religious beliefs, fatling health and their milk and fat yields. In the present study, different uses of Calvatia utriformis, Trifolium canescens, Castanea sativa, Fagusorientalis, Cyclamen coum var. caucasicum, Alnus glutinosa subsp. barbata, Colchicum speciosum, Phedimus stoloniferus, Picea orientalis have been identified.