An Overview of the Melissopalynological Studies in Turkey
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Yazarlar: Munir Ozturk, Riza Dalgic, Aykut GÜVENSEN, Volkan Altay
The Open Conference Proceedings Journal, , , Uluslararası, Tam Metin Bildiri, cilt 4, ss 257-257
DOI: 10.2174/2210289201304010257
Özet
Honey is one of the oldest known medicines used even today in folk medicine.It has been used in the treatment of wounds, burns, ulcers and also in the prevention of infection.The major antimicrobial factors determined in the honey are osmotic effect, acidity, hydrogen peroxide and plant-derived substances such as flavonoids.The total amount of pollens in the honey is one of the criteria for the selection of real honey, because the quality is correlated with the plants visited by bees.Turkey is exporting honey to many countries therefore this paper presents an overview of the pollen spectrum of honey samples in Turkey.The nectar concentration of Lamiaceae, Fabaceae, Boraginaceae and Rosaceae taxa in Turkey varies between 15-55 percent.In Izmir, Sivas, Afyon and Mugla pollen spectrum is dominated by Chenopodiaceae/Amaranthaceae, Trifolium spp., Trigonella spp., Zea mays, Anthemis spp.and Cyperaceae.These samples are more effective in the antibacterial action against Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Morganella morganii, Micrococcus luteus, Escherichia coli and Candida albicans as compared to antibiotics.In 94 central Anatolian honey samples pollens from Astragalus, Rubus, Lapsana communis,