Abida Bano1, Mushtaq Ahmad2, Muhammad Zafar2, Shazia Sultana2, Sofia Rashid2, Mir Ajab Khan2. 1. Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan. Electronic address: abidabano86@yahoo.com. 2. Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad 45320, Pakistan.
Abstract
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The current survey was aimed to identify the prime important medicinal plants in terms of medicines and further pharmacological screening of such plants. As far as, we know, no reported data from Deosai Plateau have been published and this is the first documented information of the study area. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Ethnomedicinal information of plants was collected through semi-structured interviews through a participatory rural appraisal (PRA) method. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: This study provided information of 50 medicinal plant species used to treat 29 different ailments. A total of 42 species (84%) were herbs while shrubs and subshrubs were represented by 8 species (16%). Leaves (37%) were the predominant plant parts followed by, roots (27%), aerial parts (13%), flowers (12%), fruit (7%), seeds (3%), and tuber (1%). Method of preparation fall into five categories including infusion (31%), paste (23%), decoction (20%), powder (18%), and juice (8%). CONCLUSION: The study area is rich in medicinal plant diversity growing in wild. Our efforts in this regard are only a little contribution to the ethnobotanical study of this area focusing on medicinal plants while more clinical studies are required in future to prove such claims of local inhabitants.
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: The current survey was aimed to identify the prime important medicinal plants in terms of medicines and further pharmacological screening of such plants. As far as, we know, no reported data from Deosai Plateau have been published and this is the first documented information of the study area. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Ethnomedicinal information of plants was collected through semi-structured interviews through a participatory rural appraisal (PRA) method. RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: This study provided information of 50 medicinal plant species used to treat 29 different ailments. A total of 42 species (84%) were herbs while shrubs and subshrubs were represented by 8 species (16%). Leaves (37%) were the predominant plant parts followed by, roots (27%), aerial parts (13%), flowers (12%), fruit (7%), seeds (3%), and tuber (1%). Method of preparation fall into five categories including infusion (31%), paste (23%), decoction (20%), powder (18%), and juice (8%). CONCLUSION: The study area is rich in medicinal plant diversity growing in wild. Our efforts in this regard are only a little contribution to the ethnobotanical study of this area focusing on medicinal plants while more clinical studies are required in future to prove such claims of local inhabitants.
Authors: Zaheer Abbas; Shazia Kousar; Muhammad Abdul Aziz; Andrea Pieroni; Ali Abdullah Aldosari; Rainer W Bussmann; Ghulam Raza; Arshad Mehmood Abbasi Journal: Biology (Basel) Date: 2021-05-14
Authors: Khafsa Malik; Mushtaq Ahmad; Rainer W Bussmann; Akash Tariq; Riaz Ullah; Ali S Alqahtani; Abdelaaty A Shahat; Neelam Rashid; Muhammad Zafar; Shazia Sultana; Syed N Shah Journal: Front Pharmacol Date: 2018-07-24 Impact factor: 5.810