Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• Fatemeh Mohsennezhad ¹
• Hadi Aminimehr ²

¹ member of faculty Department of Biology, Payame Noor Unvierstiy, Tehran, Iran, 19395-4697

² PhD student of Payam e Noor University, Tehran, I.R. of Iran

Abstract

Ethnobotany (ethnographic plant) is a science that studies the behavior of a people or culture in a particular area with native plants of that area. Plants have always had a special value and importance in providing health and well-being of communities in terms of treatment and prevention of diseases. West of Loodab region with an area of about 20,000 hectares, a mountainous area (Zagros Mountains) located 120 km northwest of Yasuj from Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provinces and in the position of 50̍, 30̊ to, 31̊, 08̍latitude and 40̊, 50̍ to 50̊, 59̍longitude. The purpose of this research is to study and research about plants that are widely used by medicinal, edible, instrumental, fodder, etc. by the inhabitants of this region. After identifying the area, using field surveys, the beliefs and knowledge of the people of the area about the use of plants were collected in the form of interviews and questionnaires. In general, the results of this study showed that 46 plant species belonging to 22 genera are used. The most important plant genera used include Rosaceae with 9 species, Lamiaceae with 7 species, Apiaceae and Asteraceae with 4 species each. In addition, the functional aspects of these plants, including medicinal, edible, industrial, etc., were examined. Doing this research can be useful both in terms of managing the exploitation of plants in the region and in terms of keeping alive the indigenous knowledge of the elderly and transferring this valuable treasure to future generations.

Keywords

• Ethnobotany
• Loodab
• Medicinal plants
• Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad provinces

Main Subjects

• Taxonomy