University of Guilan Caspian Journal of Environmental Sciences 1735-3033 2023 01 31 Phytotherapy for heart tonic: An ethnobotanical study in Dehloran City, Ilam Province, Western Iran 1 5 6192 10.22124/cjes.2023.6192 EN Babak Baharvand Ahmadi Department of Cardiology, School of Medicine, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahid Madani Hospital, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran Fatemeh Khajoei Nejad Department of Midwifery, Sirjan Schoola of Medical Sciences, Sirjan, Iran Sepideh Papi Clinical Biochemistry and Student Research Committee, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran Zohreh Eftekhari Department of Quality Control, Research & Production Complex, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, Iran Journal Article 2023 01 31 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 <em>Astragalus glaucacanthus</em>, <em>Citrullus colocynthis </em>(L.)<em> Schrad., Crataegus pontica C. </em>Koch<em>, Crocus sativus </em>L<em>., Nerium oleander </em>L., and <em>Xanthium spinosum </em>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. https://cjes.guilan.ac.ir/article_6192_e8c4a98ba4a01dc6d041add80a099329.pdf