Phytochemistry and ethnopharmacology of some medicinal plants used in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

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The majority of Kurds inhabit a region that includes adjacent parts of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey. This review shows that the traditional medicine is still used by Kurdish peoples and underlines the medicinal value of a great number of plants used locally. The medicinal uses include the treatment of a variety of diseases, ranging from simple stomach-ache to highly complicate male and female disorders; even sexual weakness and kidney stones are treated by plants. The majority of the plants that are used are for curing gastro-intestinal disorders and inflammation, followed by urinary tract disorders, skin burns, irritations and liver problems. In the last part of this paper, we also report the first results of our ongoing research project on the constituents of some uninvestigated Kurdish medicinal plants. The C-glycosylflavone embinin, the α-methylene acyl derivative 6-tuliposide A, and the iridoids aucubin and ajugol were isolated for the first time from Iris persica, Tulipa systole and Verbascum calvum, respectively. These plants are traditionally used against inflammation, pain, and skin burns.

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Amin, H. I. M., Ibrahim, M. F., Hussain, F. H. S., Sardar, A. S., & Vidari, G. (2016). Phytochemistry and ethnopharmacology of some medicinal plants used in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. Natural Product Communications, 11(3), 291–296. https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578x1601100306

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