Tehran University of Medical Sciences Traditional and Integrative Medicine 2476-5104 1 1 2015 11 11 28 34 EN Bahram Delfan Razi Herbal Medicines Research Center, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran Mahmoud Bahmani Food and Beverages Safety Research Center, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran Hossein Kazemeini Department of Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shabestar, Iran Arman Zargaran Pharmaceutical Sciences Research Center AND Department of Traditional Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy AND Research Office for the History of Persian Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Mahmoud Rafieian Kopaei Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran Majid Asadi Samani Medical Plants Research Center, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran Somayeh Shahsavari Clinical Microbiology Research Center, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran 2015 10 05 In  the  recent  decades,  hyperlipidemia  has  considerably  increased  with  the  development  of machine life. It has been accompanied by diseases such as hypothyroidism, liver and kidney diseases, diabetes, chronic kidney disease, as well as obesity and can cause complications such as atherosclerosis, hypertension, increased risk of stroke, and fatty liver disease. Lorestan province in the west of Iran has an ancient history in traditional medicine and abundance of medicinal plants. So, this study aimed to identify effective medicinal plants for hyperlipidemia in this province and report its effects on the treatment of hyperlipidemia and the related diseases. This study was conducted during 2008-2010 by 11 trained health volunteers with the cooperation of Food and Drug Chancellor, Razi Herbal Medicine Research Center, and Health and Treatment Networks of Khorramabad, Dorud, Poldokhtar, Boroujerd, Aleshtar, Aligoodarz, Kouhdasht, and Noorabad. Questionnaire method was used, and a specific questionnaire was designed to gather information on traditional herbal therapy, which has been used to reduce hyperlipidemia in this province. The results of the questionnaire analysis indicated that in lorestan province, nine species of medicinal plants from eight plant families were used for treating hyperlipidemia. Leaves were mostly used plant part (42%) and predominantly used herbal preparations were raw plants (46%). Summer with 38% of frequency was the most reported season for collecting medicinal plants effective for hyperlipidemia in this province. Cichorium intybus was the most frequently used medicinal plant (73.33%). Novel scientific studies support the ethnomedicinal use of some of the mentioned plants in the lorestan province of Iran for the treatment of hyperlipidemia. However, further clinical investigations are needed to confirm their efficacy and safety. https://jtim.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jtim/article/view/4 https://jtim.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jtim/article/download/4/29