Medicinal plants resources of Western Himalayan Palas Valley,Indus Kohistan,Pakistan: Their uses and degrees of risk of extinction |
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Authors: | Mohammad Islam Israr Ahmad Naveed Akhtar Jan Alam Abdul Razzaq Khushi Mohammad Tariq Mahmood Fahim Ullah Khan Wisal Muhammad Khan Ishtiaq Ahmad Irfan Ullah Nosheen Shafaqat Samina Qamar |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Genetics, Hazara University, Mansehra 21300, KP, Pakistan;2. Department of Botany, Women University, AJK, Pakistan;3. Department of Botany, Islamia College University, 25120 KP, Peshawar, Pakistan;4. Department of Botany, Hazara University, Mansehra 21300, KP, Pakistan;5. Department of Agriculture, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan;6. Department of Zoology, Govt. College University, Faisalabad, Pakistan |
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Abstract: | Present study was intended with the aim to document the pre-existence traditional knowledge and ethnomedicinal uses of plant species in the Palas valley. Data were collected during 2015–2016 to explore plants resource, their utilization and documentation of the indigenous knowledge. The current study reported a total of 65 medicinal plant species of 57 genera belonging to 40 families. Among 65 species, the leading parts were leaves (15) followed by fruits (12), stem (6) and berries (1), medicinally significant while, 13 plant species are medicinally important for rhizome, 4 for root, 4 for seed, 4 for bark and 1 each for resin. Similarly, thirteen species were used as a whole while twelve species as partial for medicinal purpose. Further, it is concluded that every part of plants such as bulb, rhizome, roots, barks, leaves, flowers, fruit and seed were used for various ailments. Moreover, among 65 plants species, 09 species are threatened and placed into Endangered (EN) and Least Concern (LC) categories of IUCN. The recorded data are very useful and reflects the significance of the Palas valley as medicinal plants resource area. |
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Keywords: | Medicinal plants Ethnomedicines Conservation Palas valley Pakistan |
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