Morteza Farhadi
Morteza Farhadi
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Morteza Farhadi Et alDate of Receive: 2014/1/5Date of Accept: 2014/5/7Abstract:This is a model and map for studying Iranian plants which is provided as a result of long time researching of author and his fifteen interested, diligent and shrewd students. In this article the vegetative area of this ...
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Morteza Farhadi Et alDate of Receive: 2014/1/5Date of Accept: 2014/5/7Abstract:This is a model and map for studying Iranian plants which is provided as a result of long time researching of author and his fifteen interested, diligent and shrewd students. In this article the vegetative area of this plants in a quarter of Iran’s territory and the subculture of its picking and consumption especially in drought and famine periods are documented. The historically and linguistically meaningless name of Joghasem is explored and obtained up to more than its fifty synonyms in different provinces of Tehran, western and eastern Azarbayjans, Kermanshah, Ilam, and some parts of Zanjan, Isfahan, Hamedan and Markazi provinces. The article also ethnographically studies some samples of oral literatures, beliefs and norms which are related to this plant. By such small but deep field research, it provides some archaeological speculation. This field research also brings a new analysis about superstition. Before this, the dominant conception was that superstition is as the result of weak brains and the prevalence of related beliefs and behaviors. By this study it is clear now that most likely, at least some part of what is mentioned today as superstition is the result of advanced mind of the men of wisdom and society to control child, illiterates and fools of the age.
Yaghoob Ghaffari; Mansooreh Razavi
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Yaghob Ghafari Date of Receive: 2014/9/11Date of Accept: 2014/12/8Abstract:This article aims to draw attention of formal officials and also residents of Kohkiluey and Boyer Ahmad specially environmentalist, towards risks that threaten the life of wild plants of the region. During seasonal migrations, ...
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Yaghob Ghafari Date of Receive: 2014/9/11Date of Accept: 2014/12/8Abstract:This article aims to draw attention of formal officials and also residents of Kohkiluey and Boyer Ahmad specially environmentalist, towards risks that threaten the life of wild plants of the region. During seasonal migrations, the meal was prepared daily and this never damaged wild plants and halal animals. In fact migrant tribal knew them as common property of the group. Although wild plants of cold and hot areas/ summer and winter areas are different, some such as Oak grow in both areas. In recent years because of uncontrolled utilization of plants, many of precious plants have been endangered. As a matter of general poverty and greed of profit seeker, utilization of wild plants become as business. This would be a warning for all of formal officials, local residents and environmentalists.
Mansooreh Razavi
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Mansooreh Razavi Date of Receive: 2014/12/7Date of Accept: 2015/3/11Abstract:The so called Green Nature is the secret of survival, health and the lives of all living beings on the planet. Plant as a precious and unique gift which appears in different colors, tastes and genera, is the sole food for human ...
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Mansooreh Razavi Date of Receive: 2014/12/7Date of Accept: 2015/3/11Abstract:The so called Green Nature is the secret of survival, health and the lives of all living beings on the planet. Plant as a precious and unique gift which appears in different colors, tastes and genera, is the sole food for human body and soul. Plants were the first nutrition resource for human when he first came into existence. Moreover, plants bring about peaceful life and situation. Human, based on his experience, acquired knowledge of using diverse kinds of plants and enjoyed it during his life on the planet. Evidence shows that after several millennia, environment has been experienced serious changes. These changes have also affected lives of people along with scientific and technical development. Although it has received a good attention in past years, now as a result of industrialization and modern technology we witness not only the destruction of plants but also abandoning the study of old species. Thus, for avoiding the death of nature, accentuating local knowledge of botany is considered the only way to help human survival. This will pave the way for scholars, specialists in science and technology and also for ordinary people to preserve and use plants. This paper explores the methods which people used and enjoyed plants in the past. This study is based on a historical survey. Thus, what readers are about to read in following pages, is the data analysis based on available books and documents.
Masoomeh Dif rakhsh; Hossein Barani; Javad Poorrezaee
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Seyedeh Maasumeh Difrakhsh Hossein Barani Javad Pourrezaei Date of Receive: 2014/4/24Date of Accept: 2014/9/27Abstract:Indigenous knowledge, as part of special culture of each region, is experimental findings raised out of adapting to special environmental attributes that is gradually changed to part ...
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Seyedeh Maasumeh Difrakhsh Hossein Barani Javad Pourrezaei Date of Receive: 2014/4/24Date of Accept: 2014/9/27Abstract:Indigenous knowledge, as part of special culture of each region, is experimental findings raised out of adapting to special environmental attributes that is gradually changed to part of social culture of that society. Ethnobatany is nearest methods for studying people knowledge about various practices of their used plants. This study is a part of comprehensive research in field of indigenous knowledge which has been done in Tayebi tribe of Deli kama region (a mountainous valley of summers of Dehdasht town) in Kohkiloyeh and Boyerahmad Province. As a qualitative research in ethnobotany, it used qualitative techniques of gathering data through in depth interview and participatory observation. Totally 189 species has been identified out of which 68 species are with nonforage uses. Thymus, Kakoti, oak were indicator plants of the region. Plants have been used as medicine, food, tools, building industry, extracting industrial oil and juice. Local people have sufficient knowledge about growth time, harvest season, picking method, drying, providing tools out of, extracting juice out of and different medicinal uses. Unfortunately majority of this knowledge is disappearing along with disappearance of traditions. Ethnobotanical researchers can play an important role in documenting and preserving in order to rescue this undocumented enrich folklore before fading in current modernization race.
Nasrollah Asgari
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Nasrollah Asgari Date of Receive: 2013/5/10Date of Accept: 2013/9/9Abstract:As a part of a long tradition, animal farmers of Zavardasht village in Alamut identify their prospective shepherds a few days after the New Year celebration. Shepherds proceed to move the herd towards pasture lands which are ...
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Nasrollah Asgari Date of Receive: 2013/5/10Date of Accept: 2013/9/9Abstract:As a part of a long tradition, animal farmers of Zavardasht village in Alamut identify their prospective shepherds a few days after the New Year celebration. Shepherds proceed to move the herd towards pasture lands which are rented from neighboring villages. This migratory move towards the highlands follows a pre-planned timetable. For the period of their stay the shepherds use their knowledge of local plants to divide the pasture into grazing zones based on the vegetation of each region. This zone allocation is way to optimize the yield of milk as a result. This paper reports on native knowledge of shepherds about small portion of plants and vegetation of the region.
Manijeh Maghsoodi; Parvin Salehi
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Manijeh Maghsudi Parvin Salehi Date of Receive: 2013/4/6Date of Accept: 2013/8/1Abstract:This paper is the outcome of a research completed in the ethno-botany field. In this paper we have tried to discover and then register the indigenous knowledge of the residents of Ovan region by emphasizing on qualitative ...
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Manijeh Maghsudi Parvin Salehi Date of Receive: 2013/4/6Date of Accept: 2013/8/1Abstract:This paper is the outcome of a research completed in the ethno-botany field. In this paper we have tried to discover and then register the indigenous knowledge of the residents of Ovan region by emphasizing on qualitative method and using data collection techniques such as observation and interview.In this study we have tried to identify the wild plants (self-growing) that are used by the community in different forms i.e., nutrition, medicinal, and other various applications. Then we have collected and registered the required ethno-botanic information through specialized ethno-botanic questionnaires i.e., local names, Persian and Latin names, accessibility, the used parts, and how the plants are utilized.In this paper we have referred to 60 plant species in the region. The Herbarium researchers at Tarbiat Moalem University have identified these plants and registered their Latin names. Finally, the completed Herbarium has been put at the disposal of Tarbiat Moalam University so that other scholars and researchers could use it.Among the variety of plants that have been identified in this region we could name different garden plants i.e., sour cherry, almond, oleaster, jujube, hazel-nut, walnut and etc.; and herbaceous plants (self-growing weeds) i.e., milk vetch (astragalus), acanthus, licorice, etc.; also among the plants that grow alongside rivers and inside the Ovan lake we could name river bamboo, watercress, and stream peppergrass.
Ali Madadnorouzi
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Ali Madad Norozi Date of Receive: 2014/5/1Date of Accept: 2015/1/9Abstract:Villages are homogeneous social, economic and natural units which are mainly active in the agriculture sector. While in other semi agriculture sectors including informal employment there is a possibility of development and removal ...
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Ali Madad Norozi Date of Receive: 2014/5/1Date of Accept: 2015/1/9Abstract:Villages are homogeneous social, economic and natural units which are mainly active in the agriculture sector. While in other semi agriculture sectors including informal employment there is a possibility of development and removal of deprivation from the countryside, rural development with different forgotten dimensions such as economic, social, environmental and economic activities have capacity for village restoration.As a example of economic activity in order to development and bring about rural prosperity can point out to the picking Tragacanth which has a long economic history in the villages of Iran. Unfortunately, this economic activity has been faded away these days.Methodologically this research used researcher’s made questioner, interview with experience working people and observation of pasture lands
