Open AccessAntiparasitic herbs used in west regions of Ilam province located in west of Iran
Author(s) -
Mahmoud Bahmani,
Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei,
Seyed Ahmad Karamati,
Fariba Bahmani,
Farzaneh Bahmani,
Ehsan Bahmani,
Jafar Asadzadeh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(14)60724-6
Subject(s) - herbarium , medicinal plants , antiparasitic , traditional medicine , geography , herb , biology , asteraceae , lamiaceae , ethnobotany , medicinal herbs , botany , medicine , pathology
Objective: To identify antiparasitic medicinal plants used by people in southern regions of Ilam\udprovince in Iran.\udMethods: This study was carried out using questionnaire and interview method between\udFebruary 2012 and April 2013 and also by means of public resources. Along with distributing\udquestionnaires herbarium specimens of each plant were collected and then their genus and\udspecies were determined in the Natural Resources Research Center of Ilam province.\udResults: A total of 19 medicinal plants used as antiparasitic plants belonged to 14 families\udwere identified in southern regions of Ilam province. Majority of antiparasite herbs were related\udto Compositeae (11%), Rosaceae (11%), Solanaceae (11%), Liliaceae (11%), and Asteraceae (11%)\udfamilies. Aerial parts with 28% were the most plant organs used for the treatment of parasitic\uddiseases. Results of this study showed that infusion with 83% is the most popular form of herbal\udmedications in southern regions of Ilam province.\udConclusions: The report of medicinal plants belonged to northern regions of this province may\udprovide necessary condition for researchers to identify effective substances and to study the\udclinical effects claimed for these plants and their effective substances on different parasitic\uddiseases while traditional effects of these plants are documented