The study was carried out in Nathia Gali and was aimed to document the traditional folk knowledge... more The study was carried out in Nathia Gali and was aimed to document the traditional folk knowledge of local people about the use of medicinal plant as ethno medicines. The study area is located in the Hazara Division in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Pakistan. The study was carried out during 2014 to 2015. Field study was conducted and information was recorded by adopting different types of questionnaires and general observation. The plant species were collected identified, preserved and voucher specimens deposited in Herbarium, Department of Botany Post Graduate College no.1 Abbottabad .Majority of plant possess multiple uses. During the study it was observed that 39 plants species belonging to 30 families and are playing very important role in the life of common man. The Rosaceae, Moraceae and Pinaceae was most represented families having (3) species each, followed by Brassicaceae, Labiatae and Polygonaceae having (2) species each, then followed by Apiaceae, Araliaceae, Berberidaceae, Buxaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Cannabinaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Dryopteridaceae, Ebenaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Hippocastanaceae, Juglandaceae, Lamiaceae, Malvaceae, Meliaceae, Plantagoniaceae, Poaceae, Punicaceae, Rhamnaceae, Rutaceae, Saxifragaceae, Sapindaceae, Solanaceae and Utricaceae (1) specie each. The leaves (33%) was the most commonly used plant part, followed by whole plant (22%),then followed by fruit( 27%), then Stem(7%), then Bark (7%), then root (2%), and then Latex (2%).
The study was carried out in Nathia Gali and was aimed to document the traditional folk knowledge... more The study was carried out in Nathia Gali and was aimed to document the traditional folk knowledge of local people about the use of medicinal plant as ethno medicines. The study area is located in the Hazara Division in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province Pakistan. The study was carried out during 2014 to 2015. Field study was conducted and information was recorded by adopting different types of questionnaires and general observation. The plant species were collected identified, preserved and voucher specimens deposited in Herbarium, Department of Botany Post Graduate College no.1 Abbottabad .Majority of plant possess multiple uses. During the study it was observed that 39 plants species belonging to 30 families and are playing very important role in the life of common man. The Rosaceae, Moraceae and Pinaceae was most represented families having (3) species each, followed by Brassicaceae, Labiatae and Polygonaceae having (2) species each, then followed by Apiaceae, Araliaceae, Berberidaceae, Buxaceae, Caprifoliaceae, Cannabinaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Dryopteridaceae, Ebenaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Hippocastanaceae, Juglandaceae, Lamiaceae, Malvaceae, Meliaceae, Plantagoniaceae, Poaceae, Punicaceae, Rhamnaceae, Rutaceae, Saxifragaceae, Sapindaceae, Solanaceae and Utricaceae (1) specie each. The leaves (33%) was the most commonly used plant part, followed by whole plant (22%),then followed by fruit( 27%), then Stem(7%), then Bark (7%), then root (2%), and then Latex (2%).
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