Traditional uses of medicinal plants and animals of Hatila Valley National Park, Artvin

This study was carried out between 2016 and 2017 to investigate and determine ethnobotanical and ethnozoological utilization of the plant and animal species, including traditional names, uses and preparations, used by the local people living in the Hatila Valley National Park, Artvin, Turkey. Direct interviews of 62 informants were done to define uses and preparations of native medicinal plants and animals. All datas were surveyed with the factor the informant consensus (FIC), fidelity level (FL) and use value (UV). As a result of study, %57 of interviewed people use plants or animals as a medicine was determined. We encountered 37 plant species belonging to 22 families and 36 genus utilized by the local people, and 6 animal species for medicinal purposes 1 plant and 2 animals were found to have no literature records. It has been determined for the first time that 11 of the them have an allergic reaction. Lamiaceae, Rosaceae, Asteraceae and Plantaginaceae were the primary families that included medicinally important plant taxa. Bear, calf, goat and bee were the main animals using for medicinal purpose and generally using for bone and skin health. Hormonal Disorders, Respiratoryotic, gastrointestinal and dermatological diseases were the primary categories that were classified as perfactor informant consensus (Fic). This study reveal that this enormous richness of medicinal plants and animals played an important role in the health care of the local people in Hatila Valley National Park.