Poisonous Plants of the Karakalpak Part of the Ustyurt Plateau (Uzbekistan)

Abstract

The article presents the composition and current state of poisonous plants distributed on the Ustyurt plateau. Ustyurt is one of the largest deserts in Central Asia, differing from other deserts of the world in geographical location, relief, flora and fauna and other features. The territory of Ustyurt occupies 21.3 million hectares, of which the Karakalpak part accounts for 7.2 million hectares. Poisonous alkaloid-bearing plants of the Karakalpak part of the Ustyurt plateau Anabasis aphylla, Atriplex flabellum, Kalidium capsicum, Salsola arbusculaeformis, Salsola foliosa, Aellenia subaphylla, Anabasis brachiata, Rheum tataricum, Capparis spinosa, Glycyrrhiza aspera . Alkaloid-beari ng plants that are not eaten or poorly eaten by cattle Ephedra distachya, Delphiniu m songaricum, Anabasis salsa , alkaloid-bearing plants eaten by animals witho ut harm Carex physodes, Eremopyrum orientale, Agrophyllum repe ns, Astragalus amodendron, Astragalus villosissimus , species of the genera Calligonum , Salsola . Poisonous plants of the Karakalpak part of the Ustyurt plateau. An analysis of the pasture flora of the Karakalpak part of the Ustyurt plateau shows that 62 species of wild poisonous plants belonging to 49 genera and 19 fami lies grow here. Although these plants are considered poisonous, b ut in modern pharmaceutics and medicine, they are used as medicinal.