Ethnobotanical investigation and comparison of medicinal plants used by nomadic tribes in Kerman province

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Department of Range and Watershed Managemen, Faculty of Natural Resourses, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

2 Department of Environment, Faculty of Natural Resourses, Yazd University, Yazd, Iran

10.22091/ethc.2024.10447.1013

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Objective: Nomadic communities, due to their lifestyle, and permanent contact with natural areas, on the one hand, and seasonal relocation, from one area to another area, and  need for therapeutic use of immediate medicinal plants near their living environment are a treasure of information about the medicinal properties of plants in nature.
Methods: For the ethnobotanical comparison of the nomadic tribes in this region, 5 large tribes in the form of three groups: 1- Kharaei and Bochaghchi, 2- Raini and Pushtkuhi, and 3- Jabalbarzi, were studied and investigated as sample. Data collection was done through questionnaires and interviews with 59 selected people and local experts of the nomadic tribes, in a snowball method.
Results: The esults showed 116 species of medicinal plants belonging to 45 families and 107 genera, the Asteraceae family with 15 plant species and the Lamiaceae families with 12 species were the most abundant in this region. 9.8% of the listed plants are used to treat colds, coughs and dry throats, and 9.77% of them are also used to relieve constipation and digestive problems with the highest frequency. Ruta graveolens and Glycyrrhiza glabra with 8 and 7 types of use, respectively, are introduced as the most widely used plant species.
Conclusion: Finally, it was found that similar medicinal plants have various and different uses in the studied tribes.

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Ethnobiology and Biodiversity Conservation
Volume 1, Issue 3 - Serial Number 3
September 2024
Pages 1-15

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