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Ethnobotanical Study (Identification, Medical Properties and How to Use) of some Medicinal Plants of Behbahan city of Khuzestan Province, Iran
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| D Razmjoue * 1, Z Zarei 2, R Armand 3 |
1- (Ph.D.) Department of Rangeland and Watershed Management, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran
2- (M.Sc.) 2- Master of Range Management, Faculty of Environment and Natural Resources, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran
3- (B.Sc.) 3- Coach and faculty member at the Department of Biology,, Behbahan Khatam Alanbia University of Technology, Behbahan, Iran |
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Abstract: (1191 Views) |
Background: The ethnobotanical science to study how the people of a race, culture or specific area use the native plants of that region. Since the methods and the indications of medicinal plants in the different regions are various.
Objective: The present study was conducted with the purpose of introducing the traditional application of medicinal plants of Behbahan City for curing the diseases.
Methods: For this purpose, after gathering the native plants of region simultaneously, the local name, medicinal properties, How to use and the other information related to the species were gathered.
Results: In this study, 60 plant species belong to 23 families were identified. The Lamiaceae, Apiaceae, Asteraceae, Poaceae and Solanaceae families respectively with having 7, 7, 6, 5 and 4 species had the most number of plants species. By examining the types of plants used as Sodden consumption was found that most (45%) and then the tail and Crude (30 percent).
Conclusion: Existence of 60 medicinal plant species in Behbahan City shows that the city is reach in terms of having access to medicinal plants; and this matter can provide suitable field for better usage of medicinal plants of this city for producing the productions with more effectiveness and less disadvantages. |
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| Keywords: Apiaceae, Behbahan, Ethnobotanical, Lamiaceae, Medicinal plants |
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Type of Study: Research |
Subject:
Rangeland and Watershed
Received: 2017/12/31 | Accepted: 2017/12/31 | Published: 2017/12/31
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