Ethnopharmacology and secondary metabolites investigation of Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. In two natural regions of Mazandaran province, North of Iran

World interest to do apply research about medicinal plants identify، their habitats characters and ethnopharmacological data with aim to drug formulates with natural source and their uses in traditional medicine. Equisetum telmateia Ehrh. belongs to Equisetaceae family، is one of the most important medicinal herbs in North of Iran، with wild grown in shady temperate forest and mountainous road in South east of Mazandaran province. Long times ago، it has been used by the rural people in traditional medicine of this region for treatment of their current ailments. In this research young green aerial parts of plant were collected in two natural habitats (200m in Galoogah region and 1400m in Tuska cheshmeh village) respectively، in sandy to silty loam soils. Total phenol، total flavonoids and anthocyanin values were expressed in terms of gallic acid، quercetin equivalent (mg /g of dry mass of plant and results were measured by Cross tab analysis in Pearson chi-square(P<0. 05). Ethno pharmacological data were obtained from rural healers and Sheepers due to its important ecological effects in purification of river water and fertilizatory of farms. Powder aerial parts of this plant with combination with another medicinal herbs have been used by the rural people as diuretic، anti inflammation، skin and heart tonic، antiseptic for treat of diabetes، sedative، rheumatic pain، skin disorder and stop bleeding in internally and externally usage. In this research the contents of important secondary metabolites measured by chemical method and results showed flavonoide، total phenol، anthocyanin and sillic were increased in higher region (1400m)، . due to confirm that rural people belived E. telmateia was more effective in mountainous region for treatment of their current ailments.