ESKİ TÜRKİYE TÜRKÇESİ ÖZELLİKLERİ GÖSTEREN BİR BAYTARNAMEDE BİTKİ ADLARI VE MÜCERREP TEDAVİ YÖNTEMLERİ
PLANT NAMES AND TREATMENT METHODS IN A BAYTARNAME WRITTEN IN OLD ANATOLIAN TURKISH

Summary/Abstract: “Baytarname” is a literary work written in the 16th century, mainly focusing on horsemanship. Due to its relevance to horsemanship and the mention of the treatment of horse diseases, it contains pharmacological information. The book provides information on the usage of medications for treating horse illnesses and offers insights into the preparation of remedies and medications. The names of numerous plants used in the preparation of these medications are worthy of attention. The work, demonstrating the characteristics of Old Turkish of Turkey as a language, is also important in terms of our linguistic history. Our study has been designed to aid researchers in the field of Old Turkish Language of Turkey in their potential studies and compilations. In our study, the plant names mentioned in Baytarname have been compiled and presented as a list. The language of each respective name has been indicated. Out of the identified 138 plant names, 44 of them are Turkish (31%), 39 are Arabic (28%), 36 are Persian (26%), and 10 are Greek (7%). Additionally, 4 plants consist of compound names in multiple languages (2%). Diseases in the work are classified according to the parts of the horse's body. Many horse diseases such as Bevās̱īr, carab, demregü ḫunān, ḫunnāḳ, intişār, ishāl, ḳurlaġan, nāṣūr, ṣadme, saraṭān, sıraca, öksürük, verem and yaġır have been defined, and the necessary treatments for these diseases are explained.

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