background & aim: one of the most common diseases in the world, especially among iranian people, is high blood pressure which can cause many cardiovascular disorders such as heart attack. the disease is often associated with other diseases such as diabetes and hyperlipidemia. methyldopa and captopril are the most common drugs among several medications used to control blood pressure in iran. now...

The paper deals with medicinal plants used in various traditional systems of medicine in Lohit, Dibang Valley and Lower Dibang valley districts of Arunachal Pradesh. The three adjoining districts are located in the extremity of the state bounded by China in the Northeastern part, Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh in the Southeastern part; state of Assam in the Southwest as well as East Si...

Ethnobotanical studies on traditional medicinal plants were conducted in Ba To district and documented different types of traditional medicinal plants used by the indigenous peoples. The study was focused on identifying medicinal plants, distribution, disease treated, part of the plant used, and methods of preparation... A total 45 species of medicinal plants (belonging to 26 families) were col...

BACKGROUND This paper is based on an ethnobotanical investigation that focused on the traditional medicinal plants used by local Maonan people to treat human diseases in Maonan concentration regions. The Maonan people have relied on traditional medicine since ancient times, especially medicinal plants. The aim of this study is to document medicinal plants used by the Maonans and to report the s...

background and objectives: iran owns a rich and prestigious heritage of medicinal herbs but the majority of these plants have not yet undergone chemical, pharmacological and toxicological studies. in the present study some species form northern parts of iran were evaluated for cytotoxicity. methods: sixteen medicinal plants were extracted with methanol and screened for their cytotoxic activitie...

conclusions the plants listed can be used as a prediction of rau management. of course, there are is no evidence for curing rau by some of these plants in allopathic medicine, and the further investigations in this area could lead to the discovery of a new drug evidence acquisition iranian medical sources were reviewed and effective plants used in the traditional treatment of rau were found and...

the ethnobotany of the medicinal plants of alamut region is important in understanding the cultures and traditions of alamut people. this study documents 16 medicinal plant species, most commonly used by the indigenous people of alamut region (ghazvin province), northwest, iran. the botanical name, family name, vernacular name, part used, and the application of the plants have been provided in ...

The present study carried out in the rural areas of Morena district of Madhya Pradesh, concerns the traditional use of indigenous herbal medicines against various diseases. Thirty medicinal plants have been mentioned along with their botanical name, families, local name, locality, medicinal use and field numbers.