Ethnopharmacology study of 50 commonly used medicinal species in Qaroun region Dezpart city, Khuzestan province

Dezpart is located in a mountainous area of the Zagros mountain range in Khuzestan province. Due to its altitude of 1800 meters above sea level and the variety of climate and topography, this area has a variety of vegetation and flora. Knowledge and mastery of climatic conditions and local knowledge can be a suitable field for other studies and pave the way for research. Therefore, according to the general trend towards the use of medicinal plants, in order to identify some of these plants, the present research was conducted in Qaroun area, Dezpart city, Khuzestan province. Collecting plants by referring and interviewing knowledgeable people native to the region and conducting field observations, and at the same time, the local name, organ used, time of collection and vegetative form of the plants were noted, then by referring to scientific sources and authentic botanical flora, the scientific name and other information were noted. The requirement of each plant was extracted. In this study, 50 medicinal species with high distribution and widely used were identified, the largest share of which was Asteraceae family. Among the different organs of plants, the most used belonged to the leaves of plants.

Ethnopharmacology study of 50 commonly used medicinal species in Qaroun region Dezpart city, Khuzestan province Keywords:

“ethnopharmacology , department , medicinal plants”