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Production and usage of different types of ash-cakes from Peganum harmala L. (Zygophyllaceae) in Anatolia, Turkey

Onur Koyuncu, Derviş Öztürk, İsmühan Potoğlu Erkara, Ömer Koray Yaylacı, Murat Ardıç

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Peganum harmala L. (Zygophyllaceae) is burned into ash-cake ("Askar") in Emirdag (Afyon), Middle Anatolia. The plant has been widely known as Üzerlik 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. Key words: Peganum harmala L.; "Askar" (charcoal); Ethnobotany; Anatolia; Turkey DOI: 10.3329/bjb.v38i2.5152 Bangladesh J. Bot. 38(2): 211-213, 2009 (December)

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Key concepts: Peganum harmala, Zygophyllaceae, Ethnobotany, Traditional medicine, Botany, Biology, Medicinal plants, Medicine