Palynological Analyses of Malatya Propolis Samples

Abstract

Propolis is a sticky resinous mixture of plant secretions and bee wax. Propolis has used for ethnobotanical reasons from ancient cultures and nowadays the researchers focus on testing propolis extracts and raw forms for health problems. Knowledge about the quality of propolis samples is very important to solve various health problems. The quality of propolis samples highly associated with botanical origin. This preliminary study was conducted for determining the botanical origin of Malatya propolis samples in 2022. For palynological research, propolis samples were prepared to microscopic analyses. The dominant taxa was listed according to districts as; for Akcadag Carduus (9.2 %), Astragalus (7.4 %), Onobrychis (7.1 %), Xanthium (6.8 %), Verbascum (6.1 %), Taraxacum (5.3 %); for Battalgazi Poaceae (28.2 %), Carduus (7.7 %), Astragalus (5.9 %); for Darende Onobrychis (11.9 %), Verbascum (10.5 %), Carduus (8.7 %), Poaceae e (5.8 %), for Hekimhan Carduus (9.3 %), Poaceae (8.9 %), Astragalus (6.8 %), Verbascum (6.1 %) Xanthium (5.4 %), for Puturge Onobrychis (14.1 %), Astragalus (8.8 %), Poaceae (8.7 %), Carduus (5.1 %), Cistus (5.1 %), for Yesilyurt Poaceae (10.7 %), Astragalus (6.1 %), Carduus (5.8 %), Verbascum (5.5 %). The aim of this study to determine the botanical origin of Malatya propolis for guiding beekeepers to place the beehives to the convenient areas.