Harvesting echium amoenum in Iran’s Astara

Iran’s northern city of Astara is a hub for producing echium amoenum (AKA red feathers).

Located in Gilan Province, Astara lies on the border with Azerbaijan Republic and the Caspian Sea.

Echium amoenum is a medicinal herb indigenous to the northern part of Iran and the Caucasus.

It is widely used in traditional Iranian medicine for a variety of effects such as anti-inflammatory and analgesic, anxiolytic and sedative.

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