The Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants in (Dehe-lolo-vameghabad-bidoieh) Village. Kerman, Iran

Iran has a long history in the use of medicinal plants and traditional medicine. Local people in the villages, especially the elderly, have useful information about health benefits and how to use these plants. Therefore, it seems that collecting and recording this information leads to the revival of this traditional knowledge. The current research is an ethnobotanical study on the medicinal plants of (Dehe-lolo-vameghabad-bidoieh) village, belong to Kerman district, it lies between ۲۵۰º ۲۳´ and ۲۵º ۳۴´ N, latitude, and ۸۸º ۴۸´ and ۸۸º ۵۹´E, longitude, elevation ranges, is from ۱۷۰۰ to ۲۷۰۰ meters, above mean sea level, average annual rainfall, is about۱۲۰ mm. In order to recognize custom, tradition, and application way, of plants by the people. In current study, plants species, were collected at several times, in ۲۰۱۴year. Plants identities were confirmed by botanist and references and analyze was made of the species used. The Raunkiaer classification was applied to classify the plant life forms. To identify the medicinal plants, and how to use them, the traditional botanists and native people were interviewed and a few questions were raised. Results indicated some of medicinal plants, are used commonly by the indigenous people, many of medicinal plants, are used for eliminating different pains. Overall, in this survey, identified and analyzed the ۸۴ medical species, Belong to ۳۸ families and ۷۶ genuses. The maximum range, of medicinal plants in area, are families Asteraceae, (۱۰ species) and Lamiaceae, (۸ species). The species plants of the genus Artemisia and Asteragalus, constitute the dominant genus of area. The most of consumed medicinal plants, between indigenous area, containing the genuse: Thymus, Achilleae, Ziziphora, Alyssum, Descurainia, and cichorium. Also Plants vegetation this area, generally, belonging to Irano-turanian region. Medicinal plants in region, determinate, as ۳۴.۳% of species are hemycriptophyte, ۲۵%therophyte, ۱۹.۲% phanerophyte, ۱۶.۲%chamephyte, and ۵.۳% jeophyte.

کلیدواژه ها:

Ethnobotany ، Kerman ، Local people ، Medicinal plants