The data on medicinal plants in the vegetation of district Mirpurkhas, Sindh was recorded during the month of June 2012. Thirty four families, 51 genera and 53 species were recorded which are used by local inhabitants as a medicine, fodder, fuel and for agricultural purpose. Many of the medicinal plants recorded are used for the treatment of two or more diseases by the local people. The family Fabaceae was dominant with respect to medicinal plants. The precious knowledge of medicinal flora is rapidly vanishing due to the illiteracy among the local people and also due to destruction of the medicinal plants. The present study was designed to convey the knowledge and importance of medicinal flora as well as traditional uses of such plants in daily life.

2013

A series of ethno-botanical surveys were carried out in Dinga, District Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. The purpose of surveys was to collect indigenous traditional knowledge about medicinal plants and their uses through questionnaires and personal interviews of different age groups between 45 to 80 years during the field trips of local flora for the benefit of the community. Etnnomedicinal surveys were conducted from March 2013 to April 2013 in the vicinity of University of Gujrat (UOG), Pakistan. A total of 50 plant species belonging to 29 families are identified which are being used by local inhabitants of the study area. These medicinal plants were arranged with their botanical and vernacular names, family, habit, part used and ethnomedicinal uses. There were about 13 herbs, 12 shrubs and 25 trees of plants species documented in the study. Data analysis showed that the medicinal plants used to treat Asthma, cough, joint pain kidney problems, hepatitis, ulcerative colitis, typhoid fever and various other chronic diseases. Due to lack of interest of new age generations and modern life style there is possibility of losing this precious knowledge in the near future. It was the primary struggle to know about the medicinal importance of plants with special reference to their uses. It is hypothesized that such type of studies should be conducted in the future in study area.

Ethnomedicinal studies have been carried out for the first time in Tehsil Bahadur Khel of District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A total of 68 medicinal plant species belonging to 41 families, 58 genera had studied and presented in this work for the treatment of different human ailments. Among 61 plant species, 46medicinal plant species were found as compared with the 10 previously published articles. Thisstudy mainly focused to conservethe world's cultural heritage and to document the importance of medicinal plants present in Tehsil Bahadur Khel, District Karak, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A comprehensive data were found on general and worldwide uses of the proposed study to extract new potential species for further Phytochemical and clinical studies. The survey was based on semi-structured interviews on 150 local informants. To evaluate the reliability and richness of herbal knowledge, the data were investigated using quantitative Ethnomedicinal indices as Fidelity level (FL), Informant Consensus Factor (ICF), Relative Frequency Citation (RFC), Use Value (UV), respectively. The interviewed persons used 68 plant species belonging to 58 genera in 41plant families, mainly Amaranthaceae, Fabaceae, and Asteraceae. The category of most frequent ailments (16%) was gastrointestinal disorders (Diarrhea, Constipation, Stomach Ache). The present study was emphasized based on rich herbal knowledge to know the novel findings of medicinal plants in Tehsil Bhadur Khel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan which could be a standard use for upgrading the knowledge in terms of plant phytochemistry, pharmacology and biological activities for the efficiency and safety of medicinal plants.

The research work was based on the collection of old knowledge from local people and herbalists (hakims) of the locality about the uses of the native medicinal plants. Survey was done in the local villages, fields and mountains of Tehsil Wari, District Dir (Upper), Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, during February to September 2013. In the survey, a questionnaire was made to ask the local people and herbalists about their indigenous knowledge of the local medicinal plants for treatment of various diseases. A sum of 39 plants species, belonging to 30 different families having 36 various genera were collected during the spring and summer seasons of 2013. Among these families, four species (10.20%) were of Lamiaceae, three species (8%) of Apiaceae, two species (5.12%) each of Solanaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Fagaceae and Polygonaceae. The rest of the families i.e. Violaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Sexifragaceae had only one species (2.56%) each. The study concluded that the local people use the indigenous flora for treatment of different diseases. They have no proper way of collection, conservation and storage of these medicinal plants. These medicinal plants were mostly used as carminative, digestive, stimulant, emollient, aphrodisiac, tonic, laxative, anthelimnetic and antipyretic etc.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2015

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Indigenous plants have played a key role in the treatment of human diseases. This study was aimed to report the indigenous medicinal plants from Bahawalnagar district of Southern Punjab, Pakistan to document the important medicinal plants and herbal preparations. Material and methods: Rapid appraisal approach (RAA) involved direct interaction with local people and observations during the field visits; was used to collect data during March to June and August to December 2012. 2 Results and discussions: A total of 63 plants were reported to be effective for ailments treatment in the local healthcare system of the study area, belonging to 56 genera and 34 families. Among families Fabaceae was the predominant by contributing 09 species. Conclusion: Plants knowledge is not uniformly distributed among the 488 informants interviewed by mean of questionnaire.

The present study conducted in district Bahawalpur of Southern Punjab province, Pakistan to enlist the medicinal plants and their uses among local people. Previous studies focus primarily on the exploration of medicinal plants of Cholistan desert while rest of the area remained un-explored. The ethno-medicinal survey was conducted regularly for a period of 10 years and tries to eradicate the errors in the utilization of the plants and to finally to document ethno-medicinal uses of plant species through questionnaire and personal interviews during field trips. Plants with their correct nomenclature were arranged by family name, vernacular name, parts used and ethnomedicinal uses. For the identification of plants we used field guides and flora of Pakistan and as a result 123 plant species currently under utilization by local people were identified. Previously we collected all the plant specimens, after careful identification we preserved and mounted on herbarium sheets, were placed in the department of Botany, Govt. Sadiq Egerton College, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. The study will provide a baseline for future studies relating to pharmacological, chemical isolations, taxonomic and well as biochemical studies by giving a quick approach to the specific plant species.

International Journal of Herbal Medicine, 2020

The ethnomedicinal study play a key role in the control of various disorders and provide a base for further study on scientific lines. This survey, observed traditionally medicinal plants uses their therapeutic uses for the various common ailments in District Charsadda KP. The regular 7 trips were arranged in each season from January, 2018 to April, 2019 and collect the data from the local inhabitants through questionnaires interviewed regarding the available medicinal plants. The total of 105 respondents (90 males, 15 females) were distributed. Family importance value (FIV), Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC) and conservative status help to find the most common used plants. The total 81 plants are recorded as medicinal belonging to 45 families and 75 genera. The life form showed that 48 species were herb, 24 Tress and 9 were a shrub, the common parts were Leaf, fruit, and whole plant which were used in greater numbers. The inhabitants used them for pain relief, fever, rheumatism,...

Dr.G.N.Pramodini*, Syed Hafeez , Dr.Shaik Mohd Khasim

The ethnobotanical survey was conducted to collect information about medicinal plants used traditionally for the treatment of various diseases. Various medicinal plants were collected from the Moolika vanam which is under the maintenance of Department of Medicinal Plants board that is located in Aziz Nagar, Hyderabad district, Telangana state. Traditional uses of 20 plant species spread over 12 families are described under this study. The medicinal plants are arranged by Scientific name, Common name, Family name, Plant parts used and Therapeutic uses. The plants documented in this survey belong to the families such Acanthaceae, Annonaceae, Burseraceare, Combertaceae, Fabaceae, Longaniaceae, Lamiaceae, Malvaceae, Poaceae, Solanaceae, Lythraceae, Scruphulariaceae. Present Ethonobotanical survey revealed that the medicinal plants still play a vital role in the primary health care of the people. The traditional Medicinal Plants knowledge is very much necessary for the today’s generation as to correctly identify and use the plant knowledge correctly for mankind. Key word: Ethnobotanical, Poaceae, Scruphulariaceae, traditional Medicinal.

Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Sciences

An ethno-medicinal survey was conducted in District Swabi, Pakistan. Data were collected through field assessment as well as from traditional healers and local inhabitants by conducting personal interviews and questionnaires. Information about 63 medicinal plants belonging to 36 families was recorded. Some plants including Foeniculum vulgare Mill. (Apiaceae), Curcuma longa L. (Zingiberaceae), Cuscuta reflexa L. (Cuscutaceae), Fagonia arabica L. (Zygophyllaceae), Lepidium sativum L. (Apiaceae), Mirabilis jalapa L. (Nyctaginaceae), Ricinus communis L. (Euphorbiaceae), Tamarix aphylla L. (Tamaricaceae), Tribulus terrestris L. (Zygophyllaceae) and Zingiber officinale L. (Zingiberaceae) were found to be of great pharmacological interest for novel compounds and substitute for the antibiotics. Industrial relevance: Medicinal plants are still widely used for the treatment of different ailments in the area of Swabi, therefore survey of medicinal flora should be carried out to explore and bring up-to-date the catalogue of existing natural plant resources of the area especially in agricultural country like Pakistan. Small scale government processing units of agroforestry should be implemented to reduce the overuse and motivate the cultivation of valuable medicinal plants. Majority of the people use various formulations of medicinal plants for different ailments treatment. The phytochemicals greatly varied in medicinal plants and cause a marvelous effect on human illnesses. The objective of the present study was to document the information of folk medicines, its identification, collection of samples, study of its chemical constituents and uses by the local people of District Swabi, Pakistan.

2012

In D. G. Khan, like other underdeveloped areas of the world, plants are traditionally used as medicines by herbsman (Hakims), plant traders or village elders to cure various infectious as well as functional human diseases. These preserved tribal practices are found suitable and helpful in treatment of the poor and illiterate people on low cost basis. To collect the first hand knowledge of local medicinal plants and their usage, one hundred pertinent people including herbs man (Hakims), plant traders or village elders were interviewed by using a semi structured-questionnaire. Group discussions were also arranged to collect the data. According to the respondent, 8 species belonging to 4 (6%) monocotyledon families and 58 species belonging to 26 (44%) dicotyledonous families are in use for medicinal purposes. The dominant families are Fabacaeae with 8 species, followed by Solanaceae and Asteraceae with 7 species each, Poaceae with 5 and Brassicaceae with 4 species. These medicinal plan...

2020

Background: The present study is the first quantitative ethnobotanical evaluation of Harighal, an inaccessible and unexplored area of District Bagh Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). The major objectives of the present study were exploration, quantification and comparison of ethnobotanical knowledge among different rural communities of the study area.Methodology:Data about traditional uses of important medicinal plants was gathered form 79 informants (49 men and 34 women) using a semi-structured questionnaire. To accesses novelty and agreement of informants about plant use,s various quantitative indices including use value, relative frequency of citation, relative importance, fidelity level and informant consent factor were employed. Furthermore, data presented in the present study was also compared with twenty-two papers published from adjoining areas.Result: A total of 150 medicinal plants belonging to 98 genera and 60 families were documented. Asteraceae, Fabaceae and Rosaceae were th...

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Medicinal plants are valuable and are used for the production of various drugs. These plants are traditionally used to cure various diseases. The present research work is based on a survey conducted on traditional medicinal uses of common medicinal plants of district Mirpur AJK, Pakistan. The local, especially old people use medicinal plants for various ailments. A total of 29 plant species belonging to 20 families are reported, that are being used by local inhabitants for various purposes. In the present research work only medicinal plants and their local medicinal uses are interviewed and presented. Information was obtained by local informants having the knowledge about medicinal plants. About 7 Hakims and 58 local old men were interviewed. The information obtained by these sources is present here. For each plant necessary information like botanical name, family of plant species, local name and uses are given.

CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research - Zenodo, 2022

Medicinal Plants have been used by tribals and local people for cure of various diseases due to their rich capacity to treat specific disorders. They are remarkable diverse group of plants and usually used as traditional medicine by rural and tribal people. Man has been utilizing plants as medicinal purpose since long ago. Because of significant importance and for commercial value the sustainable utility and their conservation is necessary. During the present investigation Fingeshwar area of Gariyaband district in Chhattisgarh was selected for medicinal studies of herbal plants. This area is also marked for rich biodiversity. For the above process 40 tribals were selected and through random interview data were collected. Medicinal plants their local name, botanical name, family name, plant parts which has the medicinal properties and its crude preparation method for using certain health disorders were recorded in their local language. Gariyaband tribals had a great similarity regarding the use of plants as a source of medicines for life style diseases like diabetes, arthritis, hypertension, respiratory problem, digestive problem, skin diseases etc. 17 cultivated medicinal plant species were collected from Fingeshwar areas of Gariyaband district and are used by local peoples of village in their day-today life to cure various ailments have been documented along with their uses. A total of 17 plant species belonging to 17 genera and 14 families were reported for different therapeutic uses. The plants are used for medicine is enumerated alphabetically and the local name, family names, plant part used and curing diseases has documented for Gariyaband district. Fabaceae was the dominant family and Leaves were reported to be the most frequently use part of plants for the treatment of various diseases followed by other plant parts namely stem, root, seed, bark, fruit and flowers.

Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 2015

Ethnopharmacological relevance: Ethnopharmacological studies are important for the discovery of new drugs from reported indigenous flora. The current study was aimed to document medicinal flora and its therapeutic actions along with the relative importance in local health care system of the district of Vehari, Punjab province, Pakistan. Materials and method: Rapid appraisal approach (RAA) and semi structured interviews were used along with the group meetings with herbalists, local inhabitants and landowners to collect the relevant data. Results and discussions: A total 77 medicinal plants belonging to 41 families disseminated among 71 genera were reported. Fabaceae was the predominant family over others with 9 reported medicinal plant species. Use frequency of leaves was at peak with 30.12% followed by stem 24.62%, fruit 14.22%, flower 12.97%, seeds 12.13%, bark 4.6% and pod 1.25%, in herbal preparations. Allium cepa exhibited the highest use value (0.90) while lowest use value (UV) was reflected by Aerva javanica (0.10). Documentation of various medicinal plants for the treatment of cancer, hepatitis and cardiac disorders is evidence in favor to highlight the value of medicinal flora. Conclusions: Unfortunately, no attention has been paid to this treasure in term of conservation and utilization in modern healthcare system, where these plants can be a best replacement of chemically synthesized drugs. It is also recommended that plants exhibiting high UV should be screened for detailed bio-active phytochemicals.

This study was conducted in the Lower Dir District, in the Khyber Paktunkhaw in Pakistan, during February 2013 to August 2013. The work was focused on traditional medicinal folk remedies based on the knowledge of the local peoples. During each trip, questionnaires were used to query the local men and women who were familiar with local knowledge of indigenous plants species. Main aims of the study are to conserve the old knowledge about the important medicinal plant. Forty (40) plant species were collected belonging to 30 different families. These plants are used for various purposes including Carminative, Stimulant, Digestive, Anti-diarrheal, Narcotic and Antipyretic etc.

Journal of Islamic and Iranian Traditional Medicine, 2016

Nowadays, medicinal plants are mostly considered by scientific and research centers because of their importance in sanitation and health of society. Ethnomedicine and ethnobotany are noteworthy issues in most countries such as Iran. In recent years, Iranian researchers has performed several studies on identification, introduction and, consumption methods of medicinal and aromatic plants in various regions.So, this study aimed to document medicinal plants of Fasa in Fars province. This survey was done by field trips, information and beliefs of local people, identification, classification and, introduction of these medicinal plants. For each species, we provided scientific name, local name, parts used, forms of preparation, ways of applications and, their therapeutic properties. Medicinal plant species in Fasa are used mainly in remediation of digestive and nervous system disease respectively.The results of the present investigations show that many plant species of this region have me...

Ethnobotanical Leaflets, 2006

This study was carried in Siran Valley district Mansehra. (Pakistan). The method adopted for documentation of indigenous knowledge was based on questionnaire consisting of semi-structured interviews employing a checklist of questions and direct observations. The aim of the study was to collect indigenous knowledge of local inhabitants about the use of native plants, which were being utilized by the people for the treatment of different diseases. The ethnomedicinal uses of 80 plant species belonging to 49 families were recorded during field trips from the research area. The cultivated medicinal plants consists of 21 species. The check list and ethnomedicinal inventory was developed alphabetically by botanical name, followed by local name, family, part used and ethnomedicinal uses. Plant specimens were collected, identified, preserved, mounted and voucher was deposited in the Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-I-Azam University, Islamabad for future references.

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Ethno medicines are developed by the etnobotanical and ethnopharmacological surveys. This study work revealed the use of traditional ethnomedicines by the local elders of district Bhimber Azad Jammu and Kashmir. A total of 38 plant species belonging to 22 families were reported of having ethnomedicinal utilizations. Ethno medicinal data was collected by the mean of questionnaire method, interviews and direct observation. Information and the medicinal uses of plants were collected by interviews through a questionnaire. About 13 Hakims and 78 local people were visited to collect ethno medicinal data. Medicinal knowledge obtained by these sources is presented in this study.

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