fa <span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="line-height:150%"><span calibri=""><em><b><span style="line-height:150%"><span style="font-style:normal">Objective:</span></span></b></em><em> </em><em><span style="line-height:150%">Indigenous knowledge</span></em><i> </i><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" times="">is taken as one of the important knowledge types about <em>medicinal plants. </em>This knowledge has a wide scope with various aspects, including the ethnobotany of medicinal plants. Ethnobotany refers to the human knowledge about botany and the ecology of plants. </span></span></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:150%"><span calibri=""><b><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" times="">Methods:</span></span></b><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" times=""> In this ethnobotanical study, the Tafila region in Jordan was studied. The data were collected using the questionnaire and interview method. The data about time, local name, therapeutic properties, traditional use method, and therapeutic organ utilized for the studied plants were recorded using questionnaire (50 respondents). </span></span></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:150%"><span calibri=""><b><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" times="">Results:</span></span></b><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" times=""> The obtained results indicated that medicinal plants, including <i>Unica granatum </i>L<i>., Quercus coccifera </i>L<i>., Salvia fruticosa </i>Mill<i>, Rosmarinus officinalis </i>L<i>., Sarcopoterium spinosum, Thymus vulgaris </i>L<i>., Achillea fragrantissima, Ocimum basilicum </i>L<i>., Anchusa strigosa, Aloe Vera (L.), Nigella sativa L., Varthemia iphionoides, Coriandrum sativum </i>L<i>., Olea europaea </i>L<i>., and Teucrium polium</i> L., are used to treat headache. The family Laminaceae was the most frequently used plant family. The leaf was the most frequently used plant organ (28%) for treating headache in this region. Decoction (41%) and infusion (35%) were the most widely used traditional methods for headache treatment in the Tafila region. The qualitative results showed that the medicinal plants </span></span><i><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" times="">Achillea fragrantissima</span></span></i> <span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" times="">(Forssk) Sch. Bip<i>.</i>,<i> Unica granatum</i> L., and<i> Salvia fruticosa </i>Mill are among the most important effective plants against headache due to their higher UR, RCF, and PFU coefficients. </span></span></span></span><br> <span style="line-height:150%"><span calibri=""><b><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" times="">Conclusion:</span></span></b><span style="line-height:150%"><span new="" roman="" times=""> The obtained results showed that the indigenous knowledge contains valuable therapeutic information relating to therapeutic properties of medicinal species. By identifying these ideas, steps can be taken toward production of plant-produced medicines. &nbsp;</span></span></span></span><br> <img alt="" src="./files/site1/images/copuediting.png" style="width: 586px; height: 265px;" ></span></span> Therapeutic plants, Ethnobotany, Tafila region, Jordan 0 0 http://pbp.medilam.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-25-77&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Ahed J Alkhatib ajalkhatibjust.edu.jo 10031947532846005967 10031947532846005967 Yes Department of forensic science and toxicology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan Farnoush Abdi f.abdimail.utoronto.ca 10031947532846005968 10031947532846005968 No Institute of Medical Science, University of Toronto, Canada