Ethnomedicinal studies on the plant resources of east Anatolia, Turkey

Ethnobotanical studies on plant resources of Mangowal, District Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan

Abstract Objective: This study was conducted to collect indigenous traditional knowledge about the medicinal plants and their uses in Mangowal, District Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. Materials and Methods: The ethnomedicinal data were gathered through questionnaires and extensive personal dialogues with native individuals comprising 40 males and 20 females of diverse age groups between 50 to 80 yea...

Echinococcosis multilocularis in south-eastern Anatolia, Turkey.

OBJECTIVE To quantify the human prevalence, elucidate possible risk factors and present other epidemiological parameters of human alveolar echinococcosis in the south-eastern region of Turkey. DESIGN A retrospective study. SETTINGS South-eastern region (Anatolia) of Turkey by two medical centres: Dicle University Medical Faculty in Diyarbakir and Harran University Medical Faculty in Urfa. ...

Pulmonary hydatid disease in southeastern Anatolia, Turkey

The influence of Iran and Turkey relations on the prospect of integration in the Middle East

Creating aconvergence Middle East in comparison to the European ::::union::::after the Second World War seems possible.Europe's successful experience of convergence was due to the cooperation between two allied countries of Germany and France. The prerequisite fact of replicating Europe's success in the Middle East is to identify two leading states for this region. Iran and Turkey are two non-A...

Cystic echinococcosis in Central Anatolia, Turkey.

OBJECTIVE Human cystic echinococcosis (CE) caused by infection with a larval stage of Echinococcus granulosus is a serious public health problem in Turkey. Echinococcosis is a zoonotic disease; dogs and livestock are important hosts in transmission. The aim of this study is to evaluate the rate of CE in Kayseri Rural Area, Central Anatolia, Turkey. METHODS At the present study, we planned to ...