Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Science and Biotechnology ©2013 Global Science Books
Medicinal Plants from Chatkal Biosphere Reserve
Used for Folk Medicine in Uzbekistan
Dilfuza Egamberdieva1* • Nilufar Mamadalieva2 • Olimjon Khodjimatov3 • Antonio Tiezzi4
1 Department of Biotechnology and Microbiology, National University of Uzbekistan, Tashkent 100174, Uzbekistan
2 Laboratory of the Chemistry of Glycosides, Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances AS RUz, Mirzo Ulugbek Str. 77, Tashkent 100170, Uzbekistan
3 Scientific Plant Production Centre “Botanika” of Uzbek Academy of Sciences, Durmon Yuli Str. 32, Tashkent 100125, Uzbekistan
4 Department for the Innovation in Biological, Agri-food and Forestal Systems (DIBAF), Laboratory of Plant Cytology and Biotechnology,
Tuscia University, Viterbo 01100, Italy
Corresponding author: * egamberdieva@yahoo.com
ABSTRACT
Chatkal Nature Reserve area, which is situated in Western Tien Shan of Uzbekistan, is unique for its significant role in biodiversity
conservation and ethnobotany. Nevertheless, extensive studies on such a rich natural resource region of the area have not been well
documented. This paper aimed to create an inventory of and describe medicinal plants grown in the region. Questionnaires were
distributed to 25 respondents, which were local people, in order to explore the present use of medicinal plants and their reputed
therapeutic effects. It was revealed that there were 117 medicinal plants locally utilized for medicinal use. Plant species, botanical name,
vernacular name, part(s) used, popular medicinal were among the information provided. Additionally, the invented plants consisted of
Asteraceae (9 species), Lamiaceae (10 species), Liliaceae (4 species), Fabaceae (9 species), Polygonaceae (4 species), Rosaceae (14
species), and Ranunculaceae (6 species) having therapeutic values for digestive ailments, gastrointestinal disorders, anti-inflammatory,
and heart disease.
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Keywords: medicinal plants, therapeutic effect, Western Tien Shan
