AN ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY IN URBAN AREAS OF DIR LOWER BAR MALKAND KHYBER PAKHTOON KHWA PAKISTAN

AN ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY IN URBAN AREAS OF DIR LOWER BAR MALKAND KHYBER PAKHTOON KHWA PAKISTAN

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.46662/plantarum.v6i2.112

Keywords:

Ethnobotanical, medicinal plant, biodiversity, Dir Lower, Bar Malkand

Abstract

An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal flora was conducted in Dir Lower Bar Malakand. Despite the worth of
medicinal plants, minimal data is available in general. The present study deals with collecting, identifying, and
documenting medicinal flora in the Patna region. This also pertains to information about the medicinal plants available
in an urban environment and their therapeutic effects. About hundreds of medicinal plants were recorded, including
herbs, shrubs, trees, climbers, etc. The collected species were put on herbarium sheets and the specimens were
deposited in the Department of Botany Govt Ghazi Umara Khan Degree College Samarbagh District Dir Lower. The
paper deals with the lists of hundred medicinal plants with their botanical name, common names, families, habits,
seasons, ethnobotanical uses, and parts used by each plant. The data provided in the present survey can be useful for
further students who want to continue research on this topic, as it provides an idea about the medicinal plants that have
newly grown in the vicinity and the ones that have vanished. The plant parts used widely to treat human and livestock
health problems included roots, stem, leaves, and others. The most used plants for herbal preparation were leaves that
comprised 50%, followed by roots 26%, stems 11%, and bark 9%.

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2024-12-10