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ORAL PRESENTATION / SÖZLÜ SUNUM

Ethnoveterinary Medicinal Potential of Alcea Species and Phytochemical
Composition of Alcea acaulis from Flora of Diyarbakır, Türkiye

Sara Buşra YARDIMCI 1,* Fatma Ceren KIRGIZ 2 Aysun İLHAN
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Doğa Can NALBANTOĞLU Mustafa YİPEL
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1 Dicle University, Faculty of Veterinary, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology,

Diyarbakır, TÜRKIYE
2 Hatay Mustafa Kemal University, Faculty of Veterinary, Department of Pharmacology and

Toxicology, Hatay, TÜRKIYE
3 Pülümür Food, Agriculture and Forestry Department, Tunceli, TÜRKIYE

4 Eskişehir Food Control Laboratory, Eskişehir, TÜRKIYE

*Correspound Author: sarabusraemiroglu@gmail.com

Traditional practices used to increase productivity and welfare in animals, prevent and
treat diseases are defined as Ethnoveterinary Medicine (EVM). A significant part of these

practices consists of natural products (plants, animals, minerals, etc.) and varies according
to regional differences. Plants and their phytochemicals exhibit numerous medicinal

properties. As a result, plants and their products have been used in the treatment of various

diseases since ancient times. EVM practices have several advantages, including accessibility,
ease of preparation and application, natural sourcing, low cost, and environmental

friendliness. However, phytotherapy practices also have disadvantages, such as the inability
to accurately diagnose plants, difficulty in dosing, limited written records, and insufficient

scientific studies. Therefore, it is crucial to document the plants used in EVH and to
investigate the pharmacological and toxicological profiles of the phytochemicals they contain

through scientific studies, as this is important for their use and the development of new
therapeutic drugs. In this study, the aim was to determine the phytochemical composition of

Alcea acaulis from the flora of Diyarbakır, Türkiye, which is locally named as “pıçek, hiro,
hero,” and “hatmi”, and to provide information on the potential of medicinal effects and use

in EVH of Alcea species.

Keywords: Ethnoveterinary medicine, Veterinary phytotherapy, Phytochemical, Alcea sp., A.
acaulis.

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