Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Sian Sofla village, Khomein city, Markazi province

Botany or ethnobotany is the retrieval of traditions that are unwritten and in danger of extinction. From time immemorial, humans have depended on plants for their basic needs and existence. Our plants have evolved from one generation to the next by transferring more sophisticated knowledge of plants and their usefulness. Access to latent and undocumented experiences and information is one of the valuable strategies for the development of pharmaceutical sciences and the basis for the production of new drugs. The use of plants as medicine is part of the plant of the indigenous peoples that has formed over the centuries in rural areas. This knowledge is a good guide in discovering new drugs in modern medicine. This study identifies and studies the native plants of Sian Sofla village in Markazi province. Lower Sian is a village in the central part of Khomein city in the central province of Iran. This village is located in Hamzeh Lou district and is located ۲۲ km away from Khomein and ۶۰ km away from Arak. The study of medicinal plants in this area has been done based on personal interviews and documentary studies. In this study, ۴۹ species of medicinal plants belonging to ۲۴ plant families were identified, which are effective in treating and improving gastrointestinal diseases and colds and kidney diseases, inflammation and allergies and infections, and strengthening the gastrointestinal tract. For each plant, the scientific name, local name, medicinal properties, organs used and how it is commonly used among the villagers are also stated. This village has a small area compared to the study and optimal use of these natural resources can be a good source for identification and use of medicinal plants, some plants such as mint, safflower, borage due to its high consumption in this village mainly below They are cultivated.

Keywords:

Botany , Medicinal Species , Native , Mint , Safflower