ASSESSMENT OF MEDICINAL PLANT RESERVES IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE KUNGEY ALATAU RIDGE

Abstract

The article presents the results of field studies aimed at assessing the raw material reserves and utilization prospects of major medicinal plant species in the eastern part of the Kungay Alatau Ridge. The objective of the study was to investigate the resource potential of wild medicinal plants in the region to substantiate opportunities for their sustainable use and the conservation of natural populations.

Promising species such as Achillea millefolium L., Aconitum leucostomum Vorosch.,  Berberis sphaerocarpa Kar. & Kir.*(B. heteropoda Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey.), Chelidonium majus L., Ephedra equisetina Bunge., Epilobium angustifolium L., Hippophae rhamnoides L., Hypericum perforatum L., H. scabrum L., Inula helenium L., Origanum vulgare L., Patrinia intermedia (Hornem.) Roem. & Schult., Polygonum nitens (Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Petrov*(Bistorta elliptica (Willd. ex Spreng.) V.V.Petrovsky, D.F.Murray & Elven), Rosa alberti Regel, R. beggeriana Schrenk ex Fisch. & C.A.Mey., Tanacetum vulgare L., Thymus marschallianus Willd.*(Thymus pannonicus All.), Tussilago farfara L., Urtica dioica L., Valeriana turkestanica Sumnev. and Ziziphora clinopodioides Lam. were studied. These species possess high raw material potential and are important for future pharmaceutical and medical developments.

The study results have practical significance for developing sustainable natural resource management programs, organizing planned harvesting of medicinal raw materials, and creating plantations of promising species. The collected data can be used to plan ecosystem restoration activities and develop educational programs aimed at raising public awareness of the value of wild medicinal plants. Based on the research findings, recommendations for the conservation and sustainable use of wild medicinal plants have been developed, contributing to the preservation of biodiversity, ecosystem stability, and the effective use of natural resources.

Keywords: floristic composition, abundance, stratification, raw material reserves, distribution areas