Ethno Botanical Study of Wild Medicinal Plants of Peerano Valley, District Malakand, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan
Anwar Zeb
Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra 21120, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan.
Yaseen Khan *
Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shanxi, China.
Tabassum Yaseen
Department of Botany, Bacha Khan University, Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan.
Sulaiman Shah
Department of Botany, University of Malakand, Chakdara, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The ethno medicinal study play a key role in the control of various disorders and provide a base for further study on scientific lines. The purpose of the survey was to observe the traditional medicinal plants and their uses for the various common disorders in Peerano Valley, district Malakand Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan. The study was carried out from March, 2015 to April, 2016 and collected the data from the local inhabitants through questionnaires, interviewed regarding the available medicinal plants. The total 35 plants are recorded as medicinal belonging to 31 families. The study showed that 20 plants species were herbs, 8 tress and 7 were shrubs. The common parts were leaf, fruit, and whole plant, which were used in greater numbers. The inhabitants used them for stomachache, fever, cough, healing of wounds, diuretic, antiseptics, hepatic disorders, diarrhea and digestive disorders. The survey aims to aware about valuable plants and to protect them from extinction. The old people are aware of the accurate knowledge of medicinal plants, it is needed to preserve this knowledge for the next generation.
Keywords: Ethno medicinal study, wild medicinal plants, Peerano Valley, District Malakand