Open AccessA review study on ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in relief of toothache in Lorestan Province, Iran
Author(s) -
Bahram Delfan,
Mahmoud Bahmani,
Mahmoud Rafieian-Kopaei,
Mohammad Delfan,
Kourosh Saki
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)60751-9
Subject(s) - ethnobotany , toothache , traditional medicine , indigenous , medicinal plants , traditional knowledge , geography , medicine , biology , ecology
Objective: To document information about medicinal plants existed in Lorestan Province that are\udeffective in relieving toothache.\udMethods: In this study, traditional information was collected from native people living in\udLorestan Province Cities and indigenous information was obtained by corporation of cooperators\udin the Treatment and Health Network in Doroud, Boroujerd, Khoramabad, Pole Dokhtar,\udNourabad, and Kouhdasht Cities in Lorestan Province.\udResults: Results of the study showed that people in Lorestan Province used 14 plants in order to\udrelieve toothache. Indigenous information of traditional medicine revealed that medicinal plants\udof Zagros Mountains in Lorestan Region can be one of the rich and unique resources for producing\udherbal drugs.\udConclusions: Mentioned plants in the study contain bioactive materials and their therapeutic\udeffects and mechanism for different diseases have been determined. Variety of medicinal plants\udused by people, their extensive therapeutic uses in this study and presence of rich and variable\udvegetation in this province present importance of medicinal plants for traditional treatments.\udHence, it is proposed to perform more studies regarding effectiveness and possible harms of\udmedicinal plants used by people in order to take necessary actions to produce natural drugs and\udrelief toothache with their pharmacologic positive effects