Abstract
Present survey was conducted in the hilly areas of Abbottabad district of North-West Frontier Province in order to inventorise the medicinal plants used in the folk medicine to treat various ailments by the local inhabitants. A total of 54 plant species belonging to 51 genera and 40 families were recorded for their therapeutic uses. The medicines were prepared from various plant parts of a single plant or multiple plants. The ethnomedicinal inventory is presented by plant name, local name, family and uses.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 175-183 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2010 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Abbasies
- Abbottabad
- Awans
- Ethnomedicine
- Folk medicine
- Herbal medicine
- Jadoon
- Mashwani
- Medicinal plants
- Pakistan
- Qureshis
- Sardars
- Sheikhs
- Syeds
- Tanolis
- Tareen