Study the ethno-veterinary of medicinal plants in Kerman province, Iran

Subject Areas : Journal of Medicinal Herbs, "J. Med Herb" (Formerly known as Journal of Herbal Drugs or J. Herb Drug)

عابد کوهپایه ¹ , عبدالله قاسمی پیربلوطی ² , محمد مهدی یزدان پناه راوری ³ , الهام پور محسنی نسب ⁴ , دل آرام ارجمند ⁵

1 - باشگاه پژوهشگران جوان، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد کرمان، کرمان، ایران؛
2 - مرکز پژوهش های گیاهان دارویی و دام پزشکی سنتی، دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد شهر کرد، شهرکرد، ایران؛
3 - شبکه دام پزشکی شهرستان کرمان، کرمان، ایران؛
4 - دانشکده دام پزشکی، دانشگاه چمران اهواز، اهواز، ایران؛
5 - دانشکده دام پزشکی، دانشگاه باهنر کرمان ، کرمان ، ایران؛

Received: 2011-07-06 Accepted : 2011-10-21 Published : 2011-12-01

Keywords: Medicinal Plants, Kerman, Ethno veterinary,

Abstract :

Background & Aim: The aim of this research is investigation and familiarity with the important herbal drugs that have used for traditional curing of animal diseases in different areas of Kerman province, Iran. From a long time ago native farmers and tribes of different regions used the available natural herbs which existed in those regions to cure animal diseases in different areas of Kerman province. Experimental: In the present study, firstly the prepared questionnaires are used to gather information of traditional farmers and native tribes of the region regarding the use of herbs such as: when to use them, how to use them and the part of them which is used in the treatment of animal diseases and then the collection of natural herbs takes place by field search method. After that the collected herbs from different regions were dried and after the preparation of herbarium, they were transferred to Pharmacy School of Kerman University of Medical Sciences. Results & Discussion: After investigation, 77 types of herbs were finally gathered from different areas of Kerman province which were used in the treatment of animal diseases by farmers and native tribes. The information related to each of these plants (when to use, how to use, and the part of the plant which is used) is recorded in the questionnaires. The identified herbs in traditional medicine are used as Ajuga chamaecistus in removing the lice and skin parasites in goat and sheep and Cercis siliquastrum in treatment of deep and infectious wound in livestock and Dendrosllera lessertii in treatment of colic and bloating in sheep in the treatment of different domestic animals. Industrial and practical recommendations: The results of this study showed that with respect to the rich amount of fluor in the province of Kerman from the herbal point of view and the long history of farming in this province, more studies in this area can pave the way for the production of new herbal medicines to cure animal diseases.

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