PJB-2018-280
DIVERSITY AND CONSUMPTION PATTERNS OF MEDICINAL PLANTS USED AS MALE CONTRACEPTIVES IN NORTHERN PAKISTAN
WAJID ZAMAN
Abstract
The main aim of the present study is to provide significant information of herbal medicines used as male contraceptives in order to control increasing population pressure by cheap and safer method. The study was conducted using semi-structured questionnaire based on interviews, during field surveys the information were gathered from Herbalists and local indigenous people. The documented data was analyzed by applying various quantitative indexes including Frequency of citation (FC), “Relative frequency of citation (RFC) “and disease consensus index (DCI). About 145 local inhabitants give information on 30 plants species belonging to 29 genera and 21 families. Fabaceae, Amaranthaceae and Solanaceae were the most locally used families. The highest RFC was reported for Asplenium dalhousiae (0.39) while lowest for Cynodon dactylon (0.18). The DCI value of Vitex negundo (0.66) come the highest. Leaves and herbs were the most part used and habit of the plants respectively. Powder of the plants was the most frequent mode of utilization. It is concluded from this investigation that medicinal plants of Northern Pakistan have great potential to be used as male contraceptives and will help in conservation and documentation of traditional uses of these species. Furthermore, plants with high quantitative values need screening for Phytochemicals and Pharmacological activities in order to justify their uses and to discover of new drugs.
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