Investigating and survey of educational and professional relationship of apothecaries in Zanjan

Medicinal plants have a special value and importance in ensuring the health of communities and are responsible for the first step in ensuring health in people's lives. The aim of this study was to investigate the problems and issues of Attaran guild in Zanjan. At the request of this guild, job characteristics and level of knowledge and some characteristics of suppliers of medicinal plants in Zanjan were examined in five areas. Identified formed the city of Zanjan and in order to collect data was assessed by interviewing by completing and analyzing a questionnaire. The results showed that the average age of people working in Attari is ۳۵.۲۹ ±۱۰.۳۷ years with a work experience of about ۱۰.۱۵ ±۷.۲۸ years, of which only ۱۴.۸% of these people have a university degree, of which ۴۱.۵% have a degree related to Plants and agriculture and ۴۶.۴۵% had a diploma and ۷۱.۱۵% had undergraduate education and had little knowledge of medicinal plants. High-demand herbs include cumin, thyme, peppermint, borage, valerian, lavender, turmeric, star anise, turmeric, black pepper, cinnamon, coriander, cardamom, ginger, lemon It turned out that those in charge of this science profession, except for a few large and old companies do not have basic knowledge in the field of traditional botanical medicine and medicinal plants, and it is necessary to take training courses in this regard .