ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS FROM TEHSIL DARGAI, DISTRICT MALAKAND, PAKISTAN

Abstract

The  Ethno botanical  information  were  collected  from  40  plants,  belonging  to  26 families,  from  Tehsil Dargai, District  Malakand  Pakistan. Among  these,  12  are  trees, 18  are herbs, 7  are  shrubs  and  2  are  climbers.  Questionnaires was used  to  collect  data  on the  traditional  Knowledge  about  medicinal  plants  from  local  people.  The  detailed  local  uses,  part used,  recipe  preparation  along  with  their  local  names and  disease  treated  were  recorded  for  each  species.  Many of these plants have more than one local use.  There  were  19 species  present  in  local  market, 8 plants  were  found  as  indicators  of  the  area, and  8  species  are  used  for burning, fodder, furniture  and  timber.  The  other  species  were  found  useful  and  effective for  the  treatments  of  various  diseases  like  Diarrhea,  Cholera,  Dysentery,  Fever, Cough,  and  Cold,  Tonic,  Daily  food,  Diabetes,  Blood  purifier,  Throat  diseases, Skin  diseases,  Cleaning  teeth  and  Urine  trouble. Economic importance of these medicinal plants are also described.