PJB-2022-18
TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON PLANT RESOURCES OF ZAINI PASS, HINDUKUSH RANGE, DISTRICT CHITRAL, PAKISTAN
Mujeeb ur Rahamn
Abstract
Abstract An ethnobotanical survey was carried out to collect data regarding the various indigenous uses, especially the medicinal plants in Zaini Pass. This paper enumerates the local uses of 68 plants species belonging to 28 families, which are used by local people for various purposes. Rosaceae was the leading family (11 spp.) followed by Asteraceae (10 spp.) and Silaceae (4 spp.), while the rest have less than 4 species. Out 68 plants 3(26.57%) are used as medicinal, 26(18.18%) as fuel, 25(17.48%) as fodder, 14 (9.79%) as a fruit, 11(7.69%) as timbers, 9 (6.29%) as Thatching and vegetable, 5 (3.49%) ornamental, (2.79%) as food and 1(0.69%) as broom and cosmetic. 38 ethno medicinal species were used to cure 33 different diseases in the studied area. These plants were used to treat various ailments: among 38 ethno medicinal plant species 6 species (8%) were used as analgesic, 5 species of 7% as anthtmentic, 4 species of 5% as antibilous and antidiarrheal, 3 species of 4% as diuretic and jaundice.
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