TY - JOUR ID - 126633 TI - Ethnopharmacological survey of medicinal plants in semi-arid rangeland in western Iran JO - Central Asian Journal of Plant Science Innovation JA - CAJPSI LA - en SN - AU - Zeidali, Ehsan AU - Mardani Korrani, Hosein AU - Alizadeh, Yaser AU - Kamari, Fatemeh AD - Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Faculty of Agriculture, Ilam University, Ilam, Iran AD - Department of Biological Production Science, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo, Japan AD - Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding Group, Faculty of Agriculture, Zabol University, Zabol, Iran Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 VL - 1 IS - 1 SP - 46 EP - 55 KW - medicinal plants KW - Ethnopharmacological property KW - Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province KW - Rangeland ecosystem DO - 10.22034/CAJPSI.2021.01.06 N2 - Various environmental conditions (from Tropical to Tempe ration condition) of Iran have made this country one of the major parts of plant diversity in the world. Plants have played an important role in Iranian people’s life. The study is located in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in western Iran (31◦ 09' to 32◦ 38' N and 49◦ 30' to 51◦ 26' E) with an area of 16,332 km2 and a population of about 895,263. Endemic plants were collected during 2017-2019 from different locations in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province. Most of the studied regions were situated in orchards, highlands and neighboring farmlands. The plant raw materials were cleaned, dried and fixed at room temperature. In this study, a number of 61 native plant species with medicinal properties was collected during three years. Among the 70 people that were interviewed (mean age of 60 years old), 61 species of vascular plants were identified for treatment of various human ailments. Ethopharmacologic report is made consisting of species names, vernacular names, popular uses of the plants and their pharmacological properties. Identifying plant classification (taxa) was done in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Agricultural Research Center and Iranian Research Institute of Plant Protection. The results showed that most of the collected species were belonged to Asteraceae (12 species). Other families are included: Fabaceae (seven species), Brassicaceae (five species), Lamiaceae and Solanacea (four species).This study shows a high herbal biodiversity of the medicinal plants in Iran as well as a fascinating potential for profitable studies on medicinal plant breeding, chemistry and pharmacology of the feature drugs. UR - http://www.cajpsi.com/article_126633.html L1 - http://www.cajpsi.com/article_126633_b9a224171cc9196a0213da2ede2fb35d.pdf ER -