en گياهان دارویی Medicinal Plants پژوهشی Research <div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Background</span></span><span lang="VI" style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">:</span></span></b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">Ethnobotanical knowledge, an essential component of a nation&#39;s cultural heritage, encompasses the traditional use of medicinal plants and the wisdom gained by local communities through generations of experience. This knowledge, accumulated over centuries through trial and error in natural environments, is at risk of being lost due to its predominantly oral transmission.</span></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> Objective:</span></span></b> <span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">The main goal of this research is to investigate and document the traditional use of medicinal plants among the people of Sabzevar County in the west of Razavi Khorasan province.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> <b>Methods: </b></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">In this study, traditional knowledge of medicinal plants among local people was collected through interviews and observation. Interviews were conducted based on topics such as Persian names, components used, properties and uses of plants. Then the collected plants were identified using authentic plant sources.</span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times=""> <b>Results:</b> The results of this study showed that 78 medicinal plants species belonging to 69 genera and 30 different families were identified in the study area. Among these families, Lamiaceae, Asteraceae and Apiaceae had the highest number of medicinal plants. The results showed that the most common use of these plants is in the treatment of digestive disorders and colds. The most frequently used plant parts are leaves, stems and aerial parts of plants. <b>Conclusion: </b></span></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><span new="" roman="" style="font-family:" times="">This study also showed that some of the uses of plants in the study area are similar in other parts of Iran. This confirms that people&#39;s knowledge in using medicinal plants is largely based on similar experiences across the country.</span></span></div> Ethnobotany, Medicinal plants, Lamiaceae, Compositae, Apiaceae, Sabzevar 1 18 http://jmp.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-6835-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mehri Mahdavi Nejad Mahdavi.mehri65@gmail.com 100319475328460049666 0009-0003-4555-5376 No Department of Biology, Payam Noor University, Tehran, Iran Mohammad Reza Vaezi Kakhki vaezi@hsu.ac.ir 100319475328460049667 100319475328460049667 Yes Ethnobiology Core, Department of Biology, Hakim Sabzevari University, Sabzevar, Iran Mojtaba Akramian Fard Akramianmojtaba@gmail.com 100319475328460049668 100319475328460049668 No Department of Biology, Kharazmi University, Tehran, Iran