Types of Medicinal Plants of Kyrgyzstan with Sufficient Resource Potential

Authors

  • Orunbek Kolanov

    Institute of Natural Sciences and Agricultural Technologies, Osh State University, Osh 723500, Kyrgyzstan
  • Orozbay Mamatkulov

    Institute of Natural Sciences and Agricultural Technologies, Osh State University, Osh 723500, Kyrgyzstan
  • Aida Dursunbaeva

    Institute of Natural Sciences and Agricultural Technologies, Osh State University, Osh 723500, Kyrgyzstan
  • Zhanan Erkebaeva

    Faculty of Natural Sciences and Pedagogy, Kyrgyz-Uzbek University named after. B. Sydykova, Osh 723500, Kyrgyzstan
  • Gulzat Momunova

    Faculty of Natural Sciences, Humanities and Pedagogical Science, State University of Batken, Batken 720105, Kyrgyzstan
  • Minavarkhan Seitova

    Institute of Natural Sciences and Tourism, Kyrgyz State University named after. I. Arabaev, Bishkek 720026, Kyrgyzstan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.30564/re.v7i5.10280
Received: 31 May 2025 | Revised: 25 June 2025 | Accepted: 16 July 2025 | Published Online: 13 November 2025

Abstract

The flora of Kyrgyzstan includes about 4000 species of higher plants, more than half of which have medicinal properties to some extent. The current status of 23 species of medicinal plants in Kyrgyzstan has been studied, and their resource potential can be successfully used as a reliable source of raw materials for the pharmaceutical industry. The resource potential of each of the studied species was determined using well-known geobotanical methods. As a result, the resource potential of each studied species within the territory of Kyrgyzstan for one growing season was clarified, and information about their botanical, phytogeographical, and economic characteristics as biological species was supplemented. Among the recorded species of medicinal plants of Kyrgyzstan, 9 species have herbs as a source of raw materials, 3 have rhizomes with roots, 3 have roots, and 5 have mature fruits. Such types of raw material sources as flower buds, immature fruits, seeds, milky plant juice, and flowers are represented only in 1 plant species each. The largest amount of raw materials of plant origin is found in Rumex paulsenianus, Echium vulgare, Crataegus turkestanica, and species (there are only 7 of them) representing the genus Rosa. In the rest of the studied plants, this index is relatively lower than in the previous species.

Keywords:

Genus; Species; Family; Medicinal Plant; Distribution; Raw Materials; Medicinal Properties; Resource Capabilities

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Kolanov, O., Mamatkulov, O., Dursunbaeva, A., Erkebaeva, Z., Momunova, G., & Seitova, M. (2025). Types of Medicinal Plants of Kyrgyzstan with Sufficient Resource Potential. Research in Ecology, 7(5), 76–88. https://doi.org/10.30564/re.v7i5.10280

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