Ethnobotanical Study of Tehsil Kabal, Swat District, KPK, Pakistan

Ahmad, Imtiaz; Ibrar, Mohammad; Barkatullah,; Ali, Niaz

doi:10.1155/2011/368572

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“…These species belong to seven different families. These species have not been reported for their medicinal properties from any region of the Pakistan and South Asia before this report [9, 13–16, 28, 76]. Four species ( A. forkalii, D. ciliaris, D. nodosa and T. tenellus ) belong to family Poaceae [77].…”

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“…Efficacy of A. sativa for postnatal care is recorded but literature indicates its use as diuretic, laxative, nerve tonic [9, 96]. The medicinal use of C. barbata is as skin tonic however it has been used for diabetes [86].…”

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“…However, despite of the rich heritage of knowledge on the uses of plant drugs, little attention had been paid to document them in the country till the latter part of the nineteenths century. From 1996 to date, a number of ethnobotanical investigations in various geographical regions of Pakistan had been conducted [9, 13–16]. Pie and Manadhara [17] reported that in Himalayan ranges almost 70% of the medicinal plants and animals in the region consist of wild species.…”

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An ethnopharmacological evaluation of Navapind and Shahpur Virkanin district Sheikupura, Pakistan for their herbal medicines

Zahoor

Yousaf

Aqsa

et al. 2017

J Ethnobiology Ethnomedicine

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BackgroundThe chief aim of this study was to enlist the ethnobotanical uses of wild plants in district Sheikhupura, province Punjab, Pakistan. Due to extreme geographical and climatic conditions, Pakistan has a great floral diversity. Plants have been used by the indigenous people for treatment of different ailments since long. They are still dependent on the plants for their domestic purposes. Moreover, plants are used as first aid to treat diverse ailments such as cold, cough, influenza, asthma, cancer, antidote, gastric and hepatic disorders. The traditional uses of medicinal plants lead to the discovery of natural drugs. This is first quantitative ethnobotanical documentation of medicinal plants in NavaPind and ShahpurVirkan district Sheikhupura, province Punjab, Pakistan.MethodsThis ethnobotanical information was collected from about 400 informants including male and female. Sample size was determined by statistical formula. The informative data was based on semi-structured interviews, group discussions, Questionnaire and field visits. Then the data was analyzed by applying different quantitative indices such as Informant Consent Factor (ICF), Use value (UV), Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC), the Fidelity level (FL) and Jaccard Index (JI).ResultsAlmost 96 plants belonging to 34 families were reported. Most-frequently cited families were Poaceae (16 species) and Fabaceae (15 species). The most dominant life form was herbs (30.20%). The most-used plant parts were leaves (31.14%), followed by whole plant (24.59%), Most common mode of administration is extraction (81.25%). Generally herbal medicines were acquired from fresh plant material. Among all 54.16% plants were toxic, 31.25% were nontoxic, whereas the remaining 14.58% may be toxic or nontoxic because of their dual attitude. Almost 34 species were reported with their different medicinal uses as has been reported in literature.ConclusionsThis ethnobotanical documentation revealed that the plants are still used by natives of rural areas in their day-to-day lives. This study provides basis for the conservation of local flora. Plants with high ICF, UV and FL can be further used for phytochemical and pharmacological studies. This documentation could provide baseline information which can be used to develop new plant-based commercial drugs.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s13002-017-0151-1) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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An ethnopharmacological evaluation of Navapind and Shahpur Virkanin district Sheikupura, Pakistan for their herbal medicines

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Aqsa

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“…The leaves of this plant are used as an antiseptic, and the seeds are used to treat urticaria (Ahmad et al, 2011) and jaundice (Mahmood et al, 2011a). A wide array of human disorders is treated with the whole plant preparations of Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand.…”

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Ethnomedicinal plant use value in the Lakki Marwat District of Pakistan

Ullah

Khan

Shah

et al. 2014

Journal of Ethnopharmacology

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“…About 80% people of all over the world still depend on the traditional system of health care [2]. New taxa of immense medicinal importance have been reported from various places in Pakistan [3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16].…”

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Ethnobotanical survey of the flora of Maidan Valley, Lower Dir District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

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An ethnomedicinal survey of the plants of Maidan Valley, Lower Dir District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan was carried out to collect and document the information available with the local people. A total of 43 ethnomedicinal taxa were identified, that were distributed among 40 genera and 31 families and utilized by the local people for the treatment of various ailments. Amongst them thirty eight taxa were Angiosperms that included thirty four Dicotyledons and four Monocotyledons. The remaining five taxa comprised of two Pteridophytes, two Gymnosperms and one Fungus. Lamiaceae was the largest family with seven taxa, Apiaceae, the second largest family with three taxa followed by Amaranthaceae, Berberidaceae, Rhamnaceae, Rutaceae and Violaceae having two taxa each. The remaining families viz.

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Ethnobotanical Study of Tehsil Kabal, Swat District, KPK, Pakistan

Cited by 54 publications

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An ethnopharmacological evaluation of Navapind and Shahpur Virkanin district Sheikupura, Pakistan for their herbal medicines

An ethnopharmacological evaluation of Navapind and Shahpur Virkanin district Sheikupura, Pakistan for their herbal medicines

Ethnomedicinal plant use value in the Lakki Marwat District of Pakistan

Ethnobotanical survey of the flora of Maidan Valley, Lower Dir District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan

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