A review study on ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in relief of toothache in Lorestan Province, Iran

Abstract

ObjectiveTo document information about medicinal plants existed in Lorestan Province that are effective in relieving toothache. MethodsIn this study, traditional information was collected from native people living in Lorestan Province Cities and indigenous information was obtained by corporation of cooperators in the Treatment and Health Network in Doroud, Boroujerd, Khoramabad, Pole Dokhtar, Nourabad, and Kouhdasht Cities in Lorestan Province. ResultsResults of the study showed that people in Lorestan Province used 14 plants in order to relieve toothache. Indigenous information of traditional medicine revealed that medicinal plants of Zagros Mountains in Lorestan Region can be one of the rich and unique resources for producing herbal drugs. ConclusionsMentioned plants in the study contain bioactive materials and their therapeutic effects and mechanism for different diseases have been determined. Variety of medicinal plants used by people, their extensive therapeutic uses in this study and presence of rich and variable vegetation in this province present importance of medicinal plants for traditional treatments. Hence, it is proposed to perform more studies regarding effectiveness and possible harms of medicinal plants used by people in order to take necessary actions to produce natural drugs and relief toothache with their pharmacologic positive effects.