The Main Medicinal Plants in Arid Regions of Uzbekistan and Their Traditional Use in Folk Medicine
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Study Area
4.2. Plant Materials
4.3. The Traditional Use Surveys
5. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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№ | Family | Genus | Species | Percentage of Species, % |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Equisetaceae | 1 | 2 | 0.37 |
2 | Ephedraceae | 1 | 4 | 0.75 |
3 | Colchicaceae | 1 | 2 | 0.37 |
4 | Ixioliriaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.18 |
5 | Asparagaceae | 1 | 4 | 0.75 |
6 | Juncaceae | 1 | 5 | 0.94 |
7 | Cyperaceae | 4 | 10 | 1.89 |
8 | Poaceae | 22 | 26 | 4.91 |
9 | Asphodelaceae | 1 | 2 | 0.37 |
10 | Amaryllidaceae | 1 | 2 | 0.37 |
11 | Typhaceae | 1 | 3 | 0.56 |
12 | Papaveraceae | 1 | 3 | 0.56 |
13 | Fumariaceae | 3 | 3 | 0.56 |
14 | Berberidaceae | 1 | 2 | 0.37 |
15 | Ranunculaceae | 5 | 13 | 2.45 |
16 | Zygophyllaceae | 2 | 7 | 1.32 |
17 | Fabaceae | 17 | 34 | 6.43 |
18 | Rosaceae | 4 | 9 | 1.70 |
19 | Elaeagnaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.18 |
20 | Cucurbitaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.18 |
21 | Euphorbiaceae | 3 | 9 | 1.70 |
22 | Lythraceae | 2 | 3 | 0.56 |
23 | Onagraceae | 2 | 4 | 0.75 |
24 | Nitrariaceae | 3 | 4 | 0.75 |
25 | Rutaceae | 1 | 7 | 1.32 |
26 | Thymelaeaceae | 2 | 2 | 0.37 |
27 | Malvaceae | 4 | 7 | 1.32 |
28 | Capparaceae | 1 | 2 | 0.37 |
29 | Frankeniaceae | 1 | 2 | 0.37 |
30 | Dryopteridaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.18 |
31 | Juncaginaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.18 |
32 | Moraceae | 1 | 2 | 0.37 |
33 | Salicaceae | 2 | 4 | 0.75 |
34 | Urticaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.18 |
35 | Caprifoliaceae | 3 | 3 | 0.56 |
36 | Tamaricaceae | 1 | 9 | 1.70 |
37 | Plumbaginaceae | 1 | 5 | 0.94 |
38 | Brassicaceae | 19 | 27 | 5.10 |
39 | Polygonaceae | 7 | 25 | 4.72 |
40 | Caryophyllaceae | 6 | 13 | 2.45 |
41 | Amaranthaceae | 32 | 73 | 13.79 |
42 | Portulacaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.18 |
43 | Rubiaceae | 2 | 6 | 1.13 |
44 | Gentianaceae | 3 | 4 | 0.75 |
45 | Apocynaceae | 3 | 3 | 0.56 |
46 | Boraginaceae | 12 | 18 | 3.40 |
47 | Convolvulaceae | 4 | 14 | 2.64 |
48 | Solanaceae | 5 | 9 | 1.70 |
49 | Plantaginaceae | 2 | 5 | 0.94 |
50 | Scrophulariaceae | 3 | 6 | 1.13 |
51 | Verbenaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.18 |
52 | Lamiaceae | 10 | 13 | 2.45 |
53 | Hippuridaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.18 |
54 | Mazaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.18 |
55 | Orobanchaceae | 2 | 6 | 1.13 |
56 | Asteraceae | 29 | 61 | 11.53 |
57 | Apiaceae | 9 | 15 | 2.83 |
58 | Primulaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.18 |
59 | Geraniaceae | 2 | 3 | 0.56 |
60 | Butomaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.18 |
61 | Alismataceae | 2 | 4 | 0.75 |
62 | Potamogetonaceae | 2 | 4 | 0.75 |
62 | Potamogetonaceae | 2 | 4 | 0.75 |
63 | Lemnaceae | 1 | 2 | 0.37 |
64 | Araceae | 1 | 1 | 0.18 |
65 | Iridaceae | 1 | 2 | 0.37 |
66 | Liliaceae | 1 | 2 | 0.37 |
67 | Rhamnaceae | 2 | 2 | 0.37 |
68 | Ulmaceae | 1 | 2 | 0.37 |
69 | Vitaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.18 |
70 | Biebersteiniaceae | 1 | 1 | 0.18 |
Total | 70 | 269 | 529 | 100% |
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Abduraimov, O.S.; Li, W.; Shomurodov, H.F.; Feng, Y. The Main Medicinal Plants in Arid Regions of Uzbekistan and Their Traditional Use in Folk Medicine. Plants 2023, 12, 2950. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12162950
Abduraimov OS, Li W, Shomurodov HF, Feng Y. The Main Medicinal Plants in Arid Regions of Uzbekistan and Their Traditional Use in Folk Medicine. Plants. 2023; 12(16):2950. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12162950
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbduraimov, Ozodbek S., Wenjun Li, Habibullo F. Shomurodov, and Ying Feng. 2023. "The Main Medicinal Plants in Arid Regions of Uzbekistan and Their Traditional Use in Folk Medicine" Plants 12, no. 16: 2950. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12162950
APA StyleAbduraimov, O. S., Li, W., Shomurodov, H. F., & Feng, Y. (2023). The Main Medicinal Plants in Arid Regions of Uzbekistan and Their Traditional Use in Folk Medicine. Plants, 12(16), 2950. https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12162950