@article { author = {Baharvand Ahmadi, Babak and Khajoei Nejad, Fatemeh and Papi, Sepideh and Eftekhari, Zohreh}, title = {Phytotherapy for heart tonic: An ethnobotanical study in Dehloran City, Ilam Province, Western Iran}, journal = {Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences}, volume = {}, number = {}, pages = {1-5}, year = {2023}, publisher = {University of Guilan}, issn = {1735-3033}, eissn = {1735-3866}, doi = {10.22124/cjes.2023.6192}, abstract = {Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the most common causes of mortality around the world. The aim of this study is to summarize using native plants in Dehloran City, Ilam Province, Western Iran in heart atonic conditions. According to the results obtained from the filled questionnaires, the sixteen effective medicinal herbs recognized in the region, the most important of them include Astragalus glaucacanthus, Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad., Crataegus pontica C. Koch, Crocus sativus L., Nerium oleander L., and Xanthium spinosum L.  Its optimal use is in the treatment of mild to moderate heart failure in adult patients and to increase myocardial contraction. Therefore, it is possible to produce effective herbal medicines as alternatives to synthetic drugs and improve the cardiac tone for sufficient contraction in heart failures.}, keywords = {Cardiac,Medicinal plants,Ethnobotanical,tone,Iran}, url = {https://cjes.guilan.ac.ir/article_6192.html}, eprint = {https://cjes.guilan.ac.ir/article_6192_e8c4a98ba4a01dc6d041add80a099329.pdf} }