Ethno botanical survey of Leepa valley AJK
Ethno botanical survey of Leepa valley AJK
Ahmed Zamir, Muhammad Waqas Khan and Saeed Anwar Wazir
ABSTRACT
Country Pakistan has considerable significance due to variety of medicinal plants and has been called as the floral emporium of medicinal plants. It has about 6000 species of wild plants, among them almost 4000-6000 are considered to carry or of medicinal importance. During the ethno botanical elaboration of Leepa valley 106 plant species of 55 families were recorded. Among them 93 are considered to carry great medicinal values. Residents of the area use these plants for different medicinal purposes by mixing them with other plants. Some of plants like wise Saussuria lappa, Rheum emodi, Cuscuta reflexa and Fumeria indica are used for curing different ailments. The study area is considered as a hub of medicinal plants. The main objective of the study was to prepare checklist of important medicinal plants, to document the indigenous knowledge of use of important medicinal plants and problems regarding conservation of medicinal plants.
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March 2016
Vol. 66, Iss. 1
