ETHNOBOTANICS AND CULTIVATION TECHNOLOGY OF CERTAIN MEDICINAL PLANTS IN DRYLANDS OF UZBEKISTAN

Table of the contents Ethnobotanics of Medicinal Plants in Uzbekistan Potential of Medicinal Plants in Dryland of Uzbekistan Perspectives of Medicinal Plants Use

Avicenna (980 - 1037) The Canon of Medicine One of the most eminent Uzbek physicians He used more than 450 medicinal plants to treat people.1500 drugs and almost 800 species of medicinal plants were described.Ethnobotanics of Medicinal Plants in Uzbekistan

Using Medicinal Plants in Uzbekistan • People used more than 150 species traditionally • Traditional practitioners prepared the plants mostly as extract, decoction, powder, bathing and sometimes used them fresh.

• 4500 plant species in the Flora of Uzbekistan. • More than 700 medicinal plants • 300 species of Medicinal plants grow in Drylands • 150 plants species were included in the original Pharmacopoeia The Potential of Uzbekistan in Medicinal Plants Glycyrrhiza Crocus Ferula Mentha Althea 84%16% 0%Percentage of medicinal plants wthin flora Plants Medicinal Plants