چکیده پژوهش
URINARY tract stones are the third leading urinary tract disease. People with kidney stones suffer from severe colic pain, which is not often completely relieved with common analgesic medications and opioid drugs are used to relieve pain. The aim of this ethnobotanical study was to identify medicinal plants used by indigenous people of Shahrekord for kidney stones. The present study was carried out in Shahrekord from 21 April 2017 to 19 February 2018 via face-to-face interview with and the questionnaire including demographic information administered to 29 local traditional therapists for collecting indigenous knowledge of local people about the anti-kidney stone effects of medicinal plants in the region under purpose. Methodا Data collection procedure The present study was carried out in Shahrekord from 21 April 2017 to 19 February 2018 via face-to-face interview with and the questionnaire including demographic information administered to 29 local traditional therapists for collecting indigenous knowledge of local people about the anti-kidney stone effects of medicinal plants in the region under purpose. The interviewers personally referred to the respondents to elicit and record their beliefs about herbal medicine. Among 29 respondents, 8 were female and 21 male. The education level of the respondents was from diploma to master’s degree. The data extracted from the questionnaires were meticulously tabulated and registered. Data analysis was conducted by the Excel software. In this study, the frequency use of plants was calculated by the following formula. Number of times the plant is used = (Number of people who have mentioned the plant effect divided by total number of people who filled out questionnaires) × 100 یافته ها After collecting questionnaires and analyzing the data drawn, 17 plant species were found to be used as anti-kidney stone agents in Shahrekord, including Tribulus terrestris, Alhagi maurorum, Adianthum capillus-veneris L, Echinophora platyloba DC., Kelussia odoratissima Mozaff, Brassica rapa subsp. Rapa, Zea mays, Trachyspermum ammi, Camellia sinensis, Utrica dioica L., Centaurea cyanus, Tripleurospermum parviflorum L., Achillea millefolium, Tanacetum polycephalum (L.) Schultz-Bip, Foeniculum vulgare, Nigella sativa and Thymus vulgaris. Additional information in this regard is shown in Table 1. بحث و نتیجه گیری idney stones in different types are hard sediments within the kidneys that are composed of acid salts and cause pain in the back and shoulders, with different treatments for them depending on the type of stone. Kidney stones are created due to different causes such as family history and inappropriate nutrition, and the treatment depends on the type of stone and conditions of the patient. Kidney stones are hard sediments within the kidneys that are composed of acid salts and salts. Medicinal plants are one of the oldest treatments for kidney stones. The results of ethnobotanical studies in Lorestan province, Iran showed that medicinal plants such as Alhagi persarum, Berberis integrima, Capsella bursa, Dracocephalum imberbe, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Heracleum persicum, Matricaria aurea, Satureja macrosiphone, Tragapogon caricifolius, Ulmus minor, Zea mays L. are used to treat kidney stones [21]. The results of one study in Shiraz (Iran) showed the medicinal plants Alhagi maurorum,
خلاصه نتایج حاصله
After collecting questionnaires and analyzing the data drawn, 17 plant species were found to be used as anti-kidney stone agents in Shahrekord, including Tribulus terrestris, Alhagi maurorum, Adianthum capillus-veneris L, Echinophora platyloba DC., Kelussia odoratissima Mozaff, Brassica rapa subsp. Rapa, Zea mays, Trachyspermum ammi, Camellia sinensis, Utrica dioica L., Centaurea cyanus, Tripleurospermum parviflorum L., Achillea millefolium, Tanacetum polycephalum (L.) Schultz-Bip, Foeniculum vulgare, Nigella sativa and Thymus vulgaris.