Khajoei Nasab F, Khosravi Ahmad Reza
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, P.O. Box 7146713565, Shiraz, Iran.
Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, P.O. Box 7146713565, Shiraz, Iran.
J Ethnopharmacol. 2014 May 28;154(1):190-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.04.003. Epub 2014 Apr 16.
From ancient time human beings have used different plants, animals and minerals to prevent and treat various diseases. In this respect, plants have been of particular importance. Ethnobotany is the science of reviewing how indigenous people and local tribes have used their regional plants for particular purposes such as treating diseases in the past. The information gathered from such studies can help to improve national health systems and even lead to the discovery of new medicines. Keeping this in mind, in this study a survey of Sirjan area ethnobotany was conducted during 2011-2012.
At the beginning, thirteen local people were interviewed about their region׳s medicinal plants and their consumptions. These plants were collected and identified using identification keys. The data collected was analyzed using quantitative value indices FIC, RFC and CI.
Many plants collected have medicinal properties and have been used by local people to treat various ailments. Of these plants, nineteen families, 37 genera and 43 species belonged to medicinal plants. Among them, Lamiaceae with 8 species and Malva L. with 3 species were the largest medicinal plant families and genera, respectively. These plants are often used as decoction (28%) and as powder (21%). Also, the fruit of these plants are used most often. Besides being used as medicinal plants, they have other uses such as food, fuel, etc. Malva sylvestris has the largest value of relative frequency of citation and cultural importance indices. The most ailment categories have the highest level of informant agreement (mean FIC=0.92).
Despite the semi-desert climate and lack of rich vegetation, many medicinal and economic plants are found in Sirjan region. Uncontrolled harvesting of the medicinal plants such as Bunium persicum, Cuminum cyminum, Zataria multiflora and Satureja bachtiarica in this region by local people has increased the risk of their extinction and calls for a restrict control over their protection by the authorities.
自古以来，人类就使用不同的植物、动物和矿物来预防和治疗各种疾病。在这方面，植物一直具有特别重要的意义。民族植物学是一门研究原住民和当地部落过去如何将其所在地区的植物用于特定目的（如治疗疾病）的科学。从这类研究中收集到的信息有助于改善国家卫生系统，甚至有助于发现新药。考虑到这一点，本研究于2011 - 2012年期间对锡尔詹地区的民族植物学进行了调查。
首先，采访了13位当地人，了解他们所在地区的药用植物及其用途。这些植物通过鉴定手册进行收集和鉴定。所收集的数据使用定量价值指数FIC、RFC和CI进行分析。
收集到的许多植物都具有药用特性，当地居民用它们来治疗各种疾病。这些植物中，有19个科、37个属和43个种属于药用植物。其中，唇形科有8个种，锦葵属有3个种，分别是最大的药用植物科和属。这些植物常用作煎剂（28%）和粉剂（21%）。此外，这些植物的果实使用最为频繁。它们除了用作药用植物外，还有其他用途，如食用、燃料等。锦葵具有最高的相对引用频率值和文化重要性指数。大多数疾病类别具有最高水平的信息提供者一致性（平均FIC = 0.92）。
尽管锡尔詹地区气候半干旱且植被不丰富，但仍发现了许多药用和经济植物。当地居民对该地区诸如波斯细香葱、孜然、多花百里香和巴赫蒂亚里风轮菜等药用植物的无节制采摘增加了它们灭绝的风险，因此当局需要加强对其保护的严格管控。
