Aut ecology, ethnopharmacology, antioxidant activity of Eryngium caucasicum Trauve. and floristic spectrum of medicinal plants in Larim, Mazandaran province

Eryngium caucasicum Trauve. belongs to Apiaceae family is one of the most medicine vegetable in traditional medicine in North of Iran. In many field observation duo to investigate of aut ecology, ethnopharmacology and antioxidant activity of Eryngium caucasicum Trauve. aerial parts of plant in blooming were collected from Larim region in sea level (1391). Ethno pharmacological data were obtained from rural healers and biological spectrum of medicinal plants obtained by Zohary method and antioxidant activity was measured by DPPH method. Results showed that this natural plant was wild grew in sandy loam soil, Ec=10.5, PH=6.63 in meditranean climate. Plant flowers appeared in Jun and falled in late of September. Biological spectrum was showed that 43 medicine plants were grow wild in this region belongs to Fabaceae (7 spp), Asteraceae (6 spp) and Lmiaceae (4 spp) and the therophytes (41.8%) were the most life form which more belongs to ES region (39.53%). the plant extract has good antioxidant activity (IC50=177.3 mg/ml)in scavenging of DPPH free radicles, so this data had confirmed the traditional uses of E.caucasicum in this region as a good spring tonic, anti-spasm, anti-inflammation and nutritive in treat of hypertension, rheumatic pain, stomatchache and expel worm.