Maedeh Omidi nowbijar; Hossein Barani; Mohammad Rahim Forouzeh; Ahmad Abedi Sarvestani
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Throughout history, humans have harnessed the healing power of plants and animals, accumulating invaluable knowledge about their therapeutic benefits. Today, the rise in side effects of modern medicine, the urgent need for new drug discovery, and the potential loss of indigenous wisdom necessitate documenting ...
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Throughout history, humans have harnessed the healing power of plants and animals, accumulating invaluable knowledge about their therapeutic benefits. Today, the rise in side effects of modern medicine, the urgent need for new drug discovery, and the potential loss of indigenous wisdom necessitate documenting this knowledge. This research aimed to record the traditional treatment practices of stockbreeders in eastern Gilan, Iran, relying on ethnographic methods like direct observation, participatory observation, and semi-structured interviews conducted in rural and nomadic communities. The results were classified into four sections: medicinal and edible plants, animal products, minerals, and other measures. Stockbreeders utilize 52 medicinal plants from 28 families, primarily for treating digestive, respiratory, infectious, kidney, heart, wound, and fracture ailments. Milk and its products are important for digestive, skin, and hair health. Minerals like mountain soil are used to treat kidney diseases and wounds. Quantitative analysis is crucial in studying traditional therapies and can lead to the discovery of new bioactive compounds for clinical trials. Documenting indigenous treatment methods and passing them on to future generations strengthens scientific knowledge, preserves our rich medical heritage, and provides a valuable source of treatment options.
Mohammad Rahim Forouzeh; gholam ali heshmati; hosein barani
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Iran is a country with an ancient culture. During a long time, its inhabitants have created various classifications, nominalizations and technologies on the basis of preference and innovation in different fields in order to adapt with the events happening around. These rich sources of knowledge are being ...
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Iran is a country with an ancient culture. During a long time, its inhabitants have created various classifications, nominalizations and technologies on the basis of preference and innovation in different fields in order to adapt with the events happening around. These rich sources of knowledge are being eroded with an unimaginable speed that is in fact a part of the process of local indigenous culture destruction. Accordingly, their data collection and protection are of importance. This study aimed to record the knowledge of nomads of Boirahmad tribe about time and place recognition, playing an important role in forming their various activities in rangeland. The research was done in Dilegan Rangeland that is the summer quarter residence of nomads and located in cold weather regions of Kohgiloie and Boirahmad province. Participatory observation was used for data collection. Regarding the knowledge of experienced sheepherds about temporal and spatial components, interviews were divided in two parts, interview with sheepherds and others. By applying free interviewing and participatory observation, the required data for local calender and rangeland identification were recorded. Finally the interview notes were analyzed via content analysis method. Results show that nomads had local daily and yearly calendar in their knowledge, regulating their activities in accordance with. Daily calendar consists of 12 parts that different parts of a day are named accordingly. Also in their yearly calendar different times of the year are classified in 13 various time units which nomads' annual activities (such as migration, harvesting edible and medicinal plants,…) are set based on this calendar. As it was previously mentioned, it is recommended that the classification and naming patterns of time and place in rural and tribal traditional system be more investigated by rangeland management authorities and researchers of habitat prediction. Thus, it will give the possibility of more realistic analysis of the following research and also offered more practical solutions to advance the goals.
Gholam Ali Heshmati; Diana Askarizadeh; Rahim Forouzeh
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In order to determine the diet of Dalagh sheep, winter rangeland of Gomishan plain was selected. After delineating of the grazingland territory, rangeland condition and plant combination was determined by Range Value method and range trend was obtained by Trend Balance method. Time of bite-count record ...
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In order to determine the diet of Dalagh sheep, winter rangeland of Gomishan plain was selected. After delineating of the grazingland territory, rangeland condition and plant combination was determined by Range Value method and range trend was obtained by Trend Balance method. Time of bite-count record was done in morning and afternoon in a five-day period; first week of November (1389) and last week of April (1390). The diet selection of sheep was evaluated by direct vision method and comparison of the diet in two record periods was done by T-test and one way ANOVA method. Result showed that the most selection of sheep was Aeluropus littoralis (36/6% in a.m. & 33/3% in p.m.) and the minimum also was Halocnemum strobilaceum (1/01% in a.m. & 0/23% in p.m.) in first record. Lastly, the most selection of sheep was Hordeum marinum (42/99% in a.m. & 59/76% in p.m.) and the minimum also was Salicornia herbaceae (2/04% in a.m. & 4/16% in p.m.) Moreover, there is not any significant difference between grazing periods. Although shrub is the most species in the study area, diet selection of sheep was grasses form. It was for their growing phenology period that this time, grasses are palatable than halophytes shrubs.
