Ethnobotanical survey of the Ferghana and Andijan regions of Uzbekistan

Authors

  • O.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, Bogishamol st., 232 B, Tashkent, 100140, Uzbekistan
  • D.T. Khamraeva Tashkent Botanical Garden named after Academician F.N. Rusanov at the Institute of Botany of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Bogishamol st., 232 B, Tashkent, 100140, Uzbekistan
  • Zokir Z. Kosimov Institute of Botany of Uzbekistan Academy of Sciences
  • Rainer W Bussmann Ilia State University, Institute of Botany and Bakuriani Alpine Botanical Garden, Department of Ethnobotany, 1 Botanical Str., 0105 Tbilisi, Georgia, School of Life Sciences and Medicine of Ilia State University, 3/5 Kakutsa Cholokashvili Ave, 0162, Tbilisi, Georgia and Department of Botany, State Museum of Natural History Karlsruhe, Germany

Abstract

Background: This paper provides information on medicinal plants used by the local population of Ferghana and Andijan regions.

Methods: Data were collected during the 2022 and 2023 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: During ethnobotanical studies conducted in the Fergana region, a total of 230 ethnobotanical records were documented regarding the use of plants by the local population. These records encompass 182 species belonging to 77 genera from 7 families. The 20 most frequently mentioned species are presented in Table 5. Similarly, our research in the Andijan region documented the use of 125 medicinal plant species belonging to 77 genera from 20 families. A total of 215 ethnobotanical records were collected, with the 18 most frequently mentioned species summarized in Table 5.

Conclusions: In the Ferghana region, of the most commonly used medicinal plants, the families Asteraceae (60.6%) and Lamiaceae (19.4%) are of leading importance, and the genera Artemisia L. (17/22.1%) and Ferula L. (13/16.8%) are distinguished by the largest number of species with medicinal properties. According to collected data in the Andijan region, species belonging to the Lamiaceae family are most often used by the local population for medicinal purposes, which is 25.7% of the total, followed by the Asteraceae (8.9%) and Apiaceae (6.9%) families. The species of these identified families are often used because of the greatest knowledge of them among the local population and the transmission of this information occurs from generation to generation.

Keywords: Ferghana and Andijan regions, medicinal plants, traditional medicine, human diseases, herbal drugs, WHO, JASP, ArcGIS.

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Published

2025-03-09

How to Cite

Khojimatov, O., Khamraeva, D., Kosimov, Z. Z., & Bussmann, R. W. (2025). Ethnobotanical survey of the Ferghana and Andijan regions of Uzbekistan. Ethnobotany Research and Applications, 30, 1–13. Retrieved from https://ethnobotanyjournal.org/index.php/era/article/view/6826

Issue

Vol. 30 (2025)

Section

Notes on Ethnobotany

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