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An ethnobotanical survey on some areas of northwest of Isfahan province, Iran

2019; Spanish National Research Council; Issue: 38 Linguagem: Espanhol

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Maryam Keshavarzi, Samaneh Mosaferi,

Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies

espanolIran es un pais que ha utilizado de manera destacada las plantas medicinales desde la antiguedad. En este estudio, documentamos los datos etnobotanicos de los condados de Golpayegan, Shahin Shahr y Meymeh (provincia de Isfahan) por primera vez en Iran. El estudio de campo y la recoleccion de plantas se realizaron en diferentes temporadas en 2016 y 2017. Los datos etnobotanicos se analizaron utilizando informacion proveniente de cuestionarios realizados a 27 informantes. En total, se registraron 48 plantas de 24 familias de las areas estudiadas. Las familias Asteraceae (36%) y Lamiaceae (23%) son las que contienen un mayor numero de plantas citadas. Las hojas (45,83%) y las semillas (18,75%) son las partes de planta mas utilizadas. Este estudio indica la importancia de las plantas utiles de las areas estudiadas y la necesidad de realizar este tipo de investigacion en otras partes del pais con el fin de preservar esta valiosa informacion de los habitantes locales. EnglishIran is one of the countries which enormously used medicinal plants from the ancient times. In this study, we documented the ethnobotanical data of Golpayegan, and Shahin Shahr and Meymeh counties (Isfahan province) for the first time in Iran. Field study and plant collecting were done in different seasons in 2016–2017. Ethnobotanical data were analyzed using information of questionnaires gained from 27 inhabitants. Totally, 48 plants of 24 families were recorded from studied areas. Asteraceae (36%) and Lamiaceae (23%) are those containing the biggest numbers of cited plants. Moreover, leaves (45.83%) and seeds (18.75%) were the most used parts. This study indicated the importance of useful plants of studied areas and the necessity of doing this kind of research on other parts of country in order to preserve this valuable information of local inhabitants.