Identification of indigenous knowledge of exploitation of by-products of forest dwellers of Ramyan city

Abstract

Accessing the information that the elderly of different communities have , is one of the ways to restore traditions that are in danger of destruction. The purpose of this study is to identify the trees, their organs used by forest edge users and the by-products of this ecosystem. Information was recorded in the two ways of conversation in the natives' place of residence and participatory observation, and through field surveys, herbarium samples of tree limbs were collected and identified with reliable sources. For each tree, the local name, organ, used, medicinal properties and how to use them were recorded. In this research, 10 species of trees that were used more by local people were selected. The words expressed in their language for the parts of trees are completely narrative and are named according to their use. They are aware of the vegetative form, places where trees grow, different properties and ways of using tree limbs and how to exploit forest by-products and they use it in their lives.

Keywords

• forest by-product
• industrial medicinal herbs
• ramyan
• collaborative observation