Plants and animals diversity in Buqaty Mountain Area (BMA) in Hamadan Province, Iran

Abstract

Reyahi-Khoram M, Jafary M, Bayati M, Reyahi-Khoram R. 2012. Plants and animals diversity in Buqaty Mountain Area (BMA) in Hamadan Province, Iran. Biodiversitas 14: 190-194. Buqaty Mountain Area (BMA) is regarded as one of the genetic reserves of Hamadan province in Iran. BMA is highly important regarding variety of plant and animal species, but limited research work has been performed in this area in the field of biodiversity. Identifying the unique ecologic talents and capabilities and aesthetics of BMA is the most important objective of this study. This research was conducted during 2010 through 2011 in BMA to identify various plant and animal species through documentary and also direct field observations. With direct referring to the various regions of the studied area, plant samples were collected from different slope position and transported to field laboratory units. Sampling was made for every 20 meters increase in the height of area. Animal species of the area were identified too. Based on the results, about 44 valuable plant species, 45 species of birds as well as 7 species of mammals have been identified in BMA. It is recommended that the area be declared an A prohibited hunting area by Department of Environment (DoE) of Iran for the conservation of flora and fauna in the study area.

Ethnomedicinal knowledge of plants used as mono, di and polyherbal formulation for the treatment of common ailments and COVID-19 in the villages of Hamedan, Iran

“…Data obtained from other regions of Iran like Hormozgan [36], Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad [28], Esfahan (Mobarakeh) [37], and Hamedan city [1, 34,35,38] showed that, Asteraceae, Lamiaceae and Apiaceae because of their wide range of biologically active compounds [39] were the most used families of medicinal plants for people's everyday health care needs. The use's frequency of the different plant parts in herbal remedy preparation is shown in Table 2 and Figure 3.…”

“…This study's data and observations obtained from village people were compared with information formerly recorded from other regions of Iran [28][29][30][31][32][33] as well as earlier data from the neighbor area in Hamedan city [3,34,35]. This is likely one of the first reports of some plant species being used in folk medicine in Qorveh-e Darjazin district of Hamedan, and unique research in Iran.…”

Physicochemical Assessment of Stirred Yogurt Enriched with Mofarrah (Nepeta crispa Wild)

“…Plant samples were identified and authenticated by Ramazan Kalvandi (scientific member of the Institute of Research and Education on Agriculture and Natural Resources in Hamedan, Iran) using standard procedures (Mozaffarian, 2006;Reyahi-khoram et al, 2012). The collected samples were cleaned using an air blower and dried in shadow (ambient temperature) for one week.…”