Karakaya, S.Polat, A.Aksakal, Ö.Sümbüllü, Y.Z.İncekara, U.2026-03-262026-03-26201910.32859/era.18.13.1-182-s2.0-85099743733https://doi.org/10.32859/era.18.13.1-18https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14901/3835Background: This study reports the results of ethnobotanical research performed in Cat, Tekman, Hınıs, Karacoban, Karayazı situated in the southern region of Erzurum. The ethnobotanical results include quantitative data on the diversity of medicinal plants and other usages documented in districts. Methods: We quantitatively analyzed the diversity of medicinal plants and their uses in these districts. We collected this information through open and semistructured interviews and questionnaires. We also collected samples of plants with the informants which were deposited at the Herbarium of the University of Ataturk. Our results were analyzed quantitatively using ethnobotanical indexes ICF, FL, UV. Results: A total of 98 medical plants belonging to 34 families were identified in this study. Amongst these, 84 taxa are wild while 16 taxa are cultivated. The most common preparations were decoction. These 98 medicinal plants are used for medicinal purposes (we recorded 164 medicinal remedies) although, among these, 58 plants are also used as food or for other purposes. Conclusions: The traditional medicine was still extensive among the people in Erzurum. However, there is a gradual loss of traditional information to the usage of medicinal plants in younger generations. © 2019, Ilia State University, Institute of Botany, Department of Ethnobotany. All rights reserved.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEastern AnatoliaErzurumEthnobotanicalMedicinal PlantsArticle