With the arrival of spring, many kinds of plants can be seen in the mountains of Kurdistan and they are an important source of food for the inhabitants of the region and the surrounding areas. The benefits of these plants which originate from Kurdistan are endless.
These natural and wild plants have created a beautiful market in areas and cities rich in these natural resources.
For instance, areas and cities such as Ranya, Qaladze, Haji Omran, Sharazur, Qandil, Palangan, Kamyaran, Jwanro (Javanrud), Marivan, Divandareh, Sawlawa (Salavatabad), Dersim, Krmashan (Kermanshah), etc.
The plants most commonly used as food sources include 15-25 species; The most important ones are:
Kangir (Cirsium vulgare), Gelakha, Qaziakha, Surabna, Khuzha, Gozrwan, Halama, Pichik, Haz, Shing, Rewas (Rheum), Pifok, Kuzala, Kniwal, Baraza, Mushroom, Punga, Turshka, and ...
According to research on medicinal plants, there are more than 1500 species of medicinal plants in the mountains of all four parts of Kurdistan. It is a pleasure that our land is rich in all these beneficial and medicinal natural plants, and we can get benefit from them for natural treatments.
The most important of these plants are:
Gula Hajiana, Foeniculum vulgare, Kulazard, Jatra (Thymes), Talishka, Kasni (Cichorium intybus), Shirin Bayan (Glycyrrhiza glabra), Kardi, Gulla Wanawsha (Viola), etc.
Most of these natural plants can also be used dried, both medicinally and in food.
In terms of health:
Benefits of Pichik:
It increases body movement, activates the body, protects skin from dryness, activates blood circulation, and strengthens teeth and bones.
Benefits of Talishka:
It activates the pancreas, regulates blood sugar, protects the body from inflammation, is useful for destroying kidney stones, regulates women's hormones, reduces jaundice, and is the best medicine for memory.
Benefits of Jatra:
It is useful for reducing abdominal pain and anti-inflammatory, lowers blood sugar, is useful for oral health, is very useful for coughs and colds, is useful for skin protection and avoiding wrinkles, is useful for stomach ache, and activates the digestive system; It is a major inhibitor of cancers, especially colon cancer.
Benefits of Kardi:
This is beneficial for reducing colon diseases, and constipation, preventing hair loss, increasing blood circulation activity, and is useful for seasonal diseases.
Here we can see how rich our homeland is in natural resources that can be used for many purposes. Natural plants are one of the resources that the people of Kurdistan in general and the Kurdistan Regional Government, in particular, can benefit greatly from medicinal resources. Fortunately, they have been used to the extent necessary and we can make them a good source of income in Kurdistan by exporting them to the neighboring countries.
