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PLANT BIOSYSTEMS, vol.159, no.5, pp.1149-1164, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
This ethnobotanical research was conducted in the Beypazar & imath; and Nall & imath;han districts of Ankara because of the regions' historical significance. In our research, the interviews were conducted in 27 neighbourhoods of Beypazar & imath; and 32 neighbourhoods of Nall & imath;han. In the region, the local use of 116 taxa were identified. Out of these, 64 were used for medicinal purposes, 35 for food and six as spices. Matricaria chamomilla (UV: 0.22), Crataegus monogyna (UV: 0.18), Tilia rubra (UV: 0.17), Urtica dioica (UV: 0.17), and Pinus nigra (UV: 0.15) exhibit the highest usage values. The medicinal use of nine taxa were recorded for the first time, and 38 taxa exhibited new medicinal uses. The active ingredients of the most commonly used plants are listed together with the data obtained from the literature. The most common usages of plants in these regions were for treating diabetes (FIC value of 0.61), followed by cardiovascular diseases (0.57). For food plants, six taxa were documented for the first time, and unique preparation methods for seven taxa were recorded. We believe that recording the ethnobotanical knowledge in this historical region will contribute to future researches.