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

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Koyuncu O., Öztürk D., Erkara I. P., Yaylaci Ö. K., Ardıç M.

BANGLADESH JOURNAL OF BOTANY, no.2, pp.211-213, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Editorial Material
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Journal Name: BANGLADESH JOURNAL OF BOTANY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.211-213
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: No

Abstract

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.