Traditional usage of medicinal plants among the local communities of Peshawar valley,Pakistan |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan;2. Department of Botany, Islamia College University Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan;3. Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Science, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia;4. School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, Kunming, China;5. Department of Botany, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan;6. Department of Botany, University of Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore 54590, Pakistan;1. Institute of Grassland Science, Key Laboratory of Vegetation Ecology, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin, China;2. Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi''an 710069, China;3. Department of Cardiology, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan;4. Veterinary Research and Diagnostic Laboratory, Balogram, Swat, Pakistan;5. Department of Botany, University of Malakand Chakdara Dir (L.), Pakistan;6. School of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Northwest University, China;1. Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid- i- Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan;2. State Key Laboratory of Systematic and Evolutionary Botany, Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, China;3. CAS Key Laboratory of Mountain Ecological Restoration and Bioresource Utilization, Chengdu Institute of Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Chengdu, China;4. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;5. Department of Botany, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar, Pakistan;6. Reproductive Physiology lab, Department of Animal Sciences, Department of Animal Sciences, Quaid- i- Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan;1. School of Agricultural Sciences and Forestry, College of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Fiji National University, Koronivia, PO Box 1544, Nausori, Republic of Fiji Islands;2. Department of Forestry, Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya Pundibari, Cooch Behar, India;3. Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, HNB Garhwal University (A Central University), Srinagar (Garhwal), Uttarakhand, India;1. School of Ecology and Environmental Science, Yunnan University, NO.2 North Cuihu road, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, PR China;2. Key Laboratory of Molecular Epigenetics of Ministry of Education, School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Jilin, PR China;3. Institute of Ecology and Geobotany, School of Ecology and Environmental Science Yunnan University, NO.2 North Cuihu road, Kunming, Yunnan 650091, PR China;4. Department of Entomology, The University of Agriculture KP-, Pakistan;5. Department of Microbiology, University of Swabi, KPK, Pakistan;6. School of Life Science, Northeast Normal University, Jilin 130024, PR China;7. Key Laboratory of Grassland Agro-ecosystem, College of Pastoral Agriculture Science and Technology, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 7320020, PR China;8. Department of Biological Sciences, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia;9. Department of Botany, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan;10. Department of Botany, Qurtaba University Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan |
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| Abstract: | Peshawar has a miscellaneous range of population that consequently brought their traditional knowledge of plants to the valley. Aims of the study were to report and document the traditional knowledge of medicinal plants resources of the Peshawar valley. The main objective of the study was to assess and document the ethnobotanical uses of medicinal plants in the study area. Data collection was carried out from March 2017 to December 2017. About 250 informants of different ages were interviewed; most of them were aged people between 60 and 70 years. The interviews were conducted using structured questioner composed of various questions about the ethnomedicinal uses of plants. The data was quantitatively analyzed using quantitative indices like frequency citation FC, use value (UV), use report (UR), relative frequency citation (RFC) Fidelity level (FL) and Jaccard index (JI). A comparison with previous ethnomedicinal studies in order to report some novel uses. A total of 71 plants species belonging to 59 genera and 31 families were being used for various ailment treatments. Out of 31 families, Asteraceae and Amaranthaceae (7 species each) were found the dominant families. Regarding plant habit, herbs 63% were the leading growth form. Leaves were the most frequently used part of the plant in the preparation of medicines. The most frequent mode of preparation was decoction while the oral route of administration was the preferred mode of administration. A review of the active compounds of the reported plants was also documented to authenticate the data. Medicinal plants for high ranked diseases to be to screen for further ethnopharmacological and phytochemical studies. The medicinal flora of the valley is facing improper collection, overgrazing, browsing, deforestation, industrialization, construction of roads and buildings. Therefore proper conservation strategies may be adapted to promote the sustainable use of medicinal plants. |
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