Analysis of indigenous knowledge and tendency to use sedative medicinal plants among employees (case study: Ardestan city)

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1 Department of Nature Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources and Earth Sciences, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran.

2 Department of Nature Engineering, Faculty of Natural Resources and Earth Sciences, University of Kashan, Kashan, Iran

10.22091/ethc.2024.10899.1028

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Objective: Indigenous worldviews, beliefs, traditions, practices and institutions are transferred through indigenous knowledge and become practical. Today, depression, insomnia, anxiety and stress are among the most common mental disorders and general problems among employees. The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating local knowledge and tendency towards medicinal plants effective on nerves among the employees of Ardestan city.
Methods: This study was conducted in a descriptive-analytical and survey form, and the research tool was a researcher-made structured questionnaire that included 10 general items and 72 different specialized items. The statistical population was the employees of different offices in Ardestan, and based on Cochran's formula, the sample size was estimated to be 131 people. The reliability of the research tool was confirmed by calculating the alpha value of 0.877 and its validity was confirmed by studying the professors. SPSS software was used to perform descriptive and statistical analysis.
Results: According to the findings, among the medicinal plants, peppermint plant (2.86%) was the most consumed and sage (1.23%) was the least consumed among the employees. Also, the results of Friedman's test showed that the employees' purpose of consuming medicinal plants effective on the nervous system was to relieve fatigue and feel relaxed.
Conclusion: Therefore, it seems that employees in different offices tend to use medicinal plants traditionally to relieve fatigue caused by work and maintain their peace in the work environment.

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Ethnobiology and Biodiversity Conservation
Volume 1, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
December 2024
Pages 49-62

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