Investigation of Backgrounds of Product, Supply and Use of Astragalus Genus Case Study: Fars Province, Iran

Reza Eddin Owfi, Hossein Barani

Abstract


Astragalus genus from Fabaceae (Papilionaceae) family, includes one of the highest numbers of species in Iran, and on the other hand, most parts of Iran have arid and semi-arid climate and Astragalus type is dominantly seen in many of these regions. Therefore, the use of derived products can be economically remarkable for people, especially indigenous people. Fars province is one of the most prominent provinces of Iran, which has a dominantly arid and semi-arid climate and is habitat of Astragalus genus, while the province also has the highest production of medicinal plants in the country. Considering these cases, the fields of production, supply and use of products of Astragalus genus was studied in Fars province. Finally, the results were discussed and a number of suggestion presented for further action.


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products of Astragalus genus, Fars province

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.52155/ijpsat.v11.2.587

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