Quantitative Ethnobotany of medicinal plants used by the mountain population of the Kitab Region, Uzbekistan

Authors

  • Zokir Z. Kosimov Institute of Botany of Uzbek Academy of Sciences, 100125, Durmon Yuli, St. 32 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
  • Olim K. Khojimatov Tashkent Botanical Garden named after Academician F.N. Rusanov at the Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, st. Bogishamol, 232 B, Tashkent, 100140, Uzbekistan
  • Rainer W Bussmann Department of Botany, State Museum of Natural History, Karlsruhe, Germany and Department of Ethnobotany, Institute of Botany, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3524-5273

Abstract

Background: This article examines the therapeutic use and quantitative ethnobotany

Methods: Data were collected during the 2021 and 2022 surveys as a result of interviews, rapid assessments, and the collection of field materials. Interviews with the local population were conducted in the form of a questionnaire, with the consent of the informants.

Results: One hundred and seventeen species of 73 genera in 20 families, were used by the population of the Kitab district of Kashkadarya region for the treatment of various diseases.

Conclusions: The results of this study showed that the lack of sufficient knowledge of the local population on some diseases led to the lack of recognition of ethnobotanical analysis of plants. The main reason for this is the difficulty of recognizing such diseases in rural areas and the lack of ethnobotanical knowledge. It should be noted that in the remote villages of Kitab district, traditional treatment systems using medicinal plants are preserved.

Keywords: Kashkadarya, Kitab, ethnobotany, diseases, decoction, WHO, JASP, ArcGIS.

Author Biography

Rainer W Bussmann, Department of Botany, State Museum of Natural History, Karlsruhe, Germany and Department of Ethnobotany, Institute of Botany, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

Prinicipal Scientist, Department of Ethnobotany, Institute of Botany, Ilia State University

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Published

2023-09-08

How to Cite

Kosimov, Z. Z., Khojimatov, O. K., & Bussmann, R. W. (2023). Quantitative Ethnobotany of medicinal plants used by the mountain population of the Kitab Region, Uzbekistan. Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 26, 1–13. Retrieved from https://ethnobotanyjournal.org/index.php/era/article/view/5421

Issue

Vol. 26 (2023)

Section

Databases and Inventories

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