Medicinal use of, Silybum marianum L, Glycyrrhiza glabra L, Malva neglecta wallr, Artemisia absinthium L, in East of Golestan (Turkmens)

Humans have been in contact with the plants which are surrounded them, and the belief in the healing of planta has long existed among the people. Due to the increasing public interest in natural and herbal remedies, it is important to study the indigenous knowledge of people in a particular area and culture. Golestan province, due to its different ethnic groups and cultural varieties it is a good conditions for reviewing medicinal plants information, the Turkmen people in this province, have been able to make the most of the potential of nature in terms of their cultural, ethnicity and geographical structure. The objectives of the present research were to collect and classify medicinal plants in eastern region of Golestan province with emphasis on Turkmen ethnicity, by the use of experiences of Turkmen people who lives in east of Golestan it was were about ۳۰ villages in the Turkmen province (east of the Golestan province) and interviewing with local skilled people, including women and men, medicinal plants of the region, method of use, time of use and their application are recorded. In this study the four plant species are of important and useful. The indigenous people of the region, from the shot Silybum marianum L, to reduce blood pressure and blood sugar, the mentined plant is used for heart disease as well as fatty liver. From the Artemisia absinthium L, for stomach ache, constipation and stomach diseases, from the root of Glycyrrhiza glabra L, for ulcer peptic and vein cramps, from the Malva neglecta wallr, used to relieve joint pain, cough and infection. Most of these plants were harvested at the end of the growing season, and the method of use was decoction or sap. Various investigations have proved the medicinal properties mentioned by the indigenous people for the mentioned plants by examining the available chemical constituents.