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- Title
Study and Identification of Medical Plant Species Used by Honeybee in Markazi State.
- Authors
N., Asadi; H., Nazarian; Gh, Tahmasebi; A., Motaghi
- Abstract
BACKGROUND Iranians have been aware of applications of honey for centuries. The great Iranian scientists such as Avi Sina have noted these applications. There is evidence for medical application of honey in Holy Koran (Nahl Sura, paradigm 67 and 68). WHO has reported that 80% of the population prefer to use herbal extracts for primary health care. This is good news for bee keepers interested in producing honey from medicinal plants. METHOD In this study the medicinal plants visited by honeybees were identified and their flowering periods noted. The honeybee colonies were established on all of the selected stands during the growing season. The pollen grains were collected by making pollen traps in front of the colonies. The plants which the honeybees visited upto a distance of 3km was studied using direct observation. The kind and rate of honeybee activity were determined as well (from the point of view of nectar or pollen). The samples were collected and pressed and identified according to national and international valid references. In order to control direct observation, the pollen grains were analyzed according to Erdtman method. RESULT AND CONCLUSION On the basis of this investigation 56 medicinal plant species which are used by honeybees were identified.
- Subjects
IRAN; MEDICINAL plants; HONEYBEES; THERAPEUTIC use of honey; POLLEN
- Publication
Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2007, Vol 14, Issue 1, p123
- ISSN
1394-195X
- Publication type
Article