Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants of Lorestan province

Subject Areas : drug

Mmihan Avesta ¹ , Shabnam Abbasi ²

1 - Department of Sciences, Farhangian University
2 - Department of Sciences, Farhangian University,Tehran, Iran.

Received: 2022-03-20 Accepted : 2022-06-15 Published : 2022-06-21

Keywords: Lorestan province, Medicinal Plants, Pharmacology, Ethnobotany,

Abstract :

Humans have been using plants to treat diseases for thousands of years. In the recent century, extensive research has been done on medicinal herbs and drugs with natural ingredients have opened new horizons for the research community of physicians and pharmacists. Lorestan province is a mountainous region located in the west of Iran that Zagros Mountains cover all of it. Due to the diverse climatic conditions of Lorestan province, in this study application of medicinal plants in modern medicine are examined.  Specimens of medicinal plants of Lorestan province were collected during three seasons of spring, summer and autumn in 2017-2019. They were identified using reliable sources. Then, questionnaires including information about age and literacy of indigenous urban and rural people, scientific and local name of the used plant, type of used plant organs, medicinal properties of these plants and consumption instruction by people were prepared. 100 people were interviewed. In this study, 91 medicinal plant species belonging to 44 families and 84 genera were identified. According to the results of this study, many medicinal plants of Lorestan Province are effective in treating indigenous people of the region and have pharmacological value. Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in this province is essential for achieving reasonable herbal remedies. Iran, due to its diverse geographical conditions and rich and unique vegetation, has the potential to develop ethnobotanical science and use of medicinal plants for medical science.