Ethnobotanical study of Kohmareh sorkhi region (Fars Province)

Medicinal plants play an important role in the life and culture of each country. In Iran, indigenous knowledge of using medicinal plants and traditional medicine goes back to ancient times. The main purpose of the ethnobotanical study is to identify medicinal and valuable plants used by local people. Over time and generations, this valuable knowledge is gradually disappearing because it is orally and is not documented. Moreover, the careless and excessive harvest of these plants in some regions leads to the decrease or extinction of some medicinal plants. In this study, the ethnobotany of three villages in Kohmareh sorkhi region was investigated. Gathering information was done by designed questionnaires from indigenous people aged ۳۳-۸۵ years old. Plants were collected in different seasons during ۲۰۱۹-۲۰۲۰ and identified using different botanical resources. Totally ۳۵ species from ۲۰ families have been reported by local people. Rosaceae, Asteraceae and, Apiaceae are the most locally used families. The parts of the plants most frequently used was leaf (۳۶%) and seed (۱۵%). The highest number of applications were reported for cold, digestive disorder and, blood fat.

کلیدواژه ها:

Ethnobotany ، Medicinal plants ، Kohmareh sorkhi ، Fars province