چكيده لاتين :
Background: Collection and determination of medicinal plants in Lorestan province have been carried out for 6 years in the agriculture and natural resources research center of Lorestan. The aims of this study were to collect and identify the medicinal plants that grow in Lorestan province, their distribution, habitat, traditional uses, utilized organ, manner of usage, botanic specification, local name, Persian name and scientific name.
Materials and Methods: Medicinal plants were collected from different regions using field and library study. For these goals we prepared a list of recorded medicinal plants of Lorestan, and knowledgeable local herbalists.
Results: Finally we collected 151 medicinal plants and identified that related to 63 families and 90 genuses. The Lamiaceae, Compositae, Legominosae , Liliaceae, Umbelliferae and, Rosaceae are the greatest family in the Lorestan province .
Conclusion: According to the literature reviews, 96 medicinal plants were recorded from Lorestan, but during this study we collected and identified 151 medicinal plants in Lorestan province. Comparing with those that recorded from Bushehr 70 sp.(9), Hormozgan 113 sp.(10), Markazi 144 sp. And Kordestan 144 sp(ll). We have more diversity but comparing with Zanjan 163 sp.(13), Hamedan 315 sp.(14) And Qazvin 250 sp.(15) We have less diversity of medicinal plants.
