Document Type : Research Paper
Authors
1 Yazd Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center
2 M.Sc., of Yazd Agricultural and Natural Resources Research Center
Abstract
There are many different plant species in arid ecosystems. The most species are rare and decaying. In addition there are some exclusive species in arid zones. These ecosystems are the center of biodiversity and have many species. This research was carried out as a part of research projects of medicinal plants and also by field observations and library information in 1994-2004.
There have been introduced 37 species beloning to 25 families as drought tolerance medicinal plants in this survey. In addition, Persian name, family, growing form, propagation, parts used, chemical constituents and great medicinal properties were described. Some dominant plant families that are important from the point of view of medicine and growing in arid zones were:
Lamiaceae, Apiaceae, Solanaceae, Fabaceae, Papaveraceae, Cucurbitaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Asteraceae, Capparidaceae, Liliaceae.
The most number of medicinal species were related to Solanaceae, Apiaceae and Lamiaceae families.
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