Indigenous Knowledge of Medicinal Plants Used by the Tribal Communities of Hasham Valley, District Dir Lower, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Indigenous Knowledge of Medicinal Plants Used by the Tribal Communities of Hasham Valley, District Dir Lower, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Shakir Ullah1*, Muhammad Saeed2, Mohammad Sohail3, Sajid Ali3, Laila Aziz3, Azmat Noreen3, Ghani Subhan4, Izhar Khan5 and Lubna Shakir6
ABSTRACT
The study was conducted to investigate the ethnobotanical information of plants used by people and the relationship of plants with the people of Hasham Valley. The field survey was conducted in 2021 to document the ethno-medicinal importance of plants, folk recipes, mode of utilization, and mode of administration of local inhabitants of Hasham Valley. Data collection includes observations, transect walks, and interviews from the local population regarding existing ethno-medicinal practices. The inhabitants of the area were interviewed during different months of 2021. The participatory and qualitative data were obtained through Questionnaires concerning the resources of the plant and its utilization. Information on plant utilization, mode of administration, demand, quality, and quantity was recorded. The current study documented a sum of 55 plant species belonging to 36 genera and 34 families. The dominant family was Rosaceae with 7 species (8.23%) followed by Poaceae with 6 species (7.05%). Lamiaceae and Asteraceae with 5 spp. each (5.88%), Solanaceae, Myrtaceae, Fabaceae, Moraceae, and Brassicaceae each have 4 species (4.70%). Apiaceae, Caryophylaceae, Amaryllidaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Rutaceae, Polygonaceae, Pinaceae, and Cupressaceae each have 2 spp. (2.35%) and the remaining 21 families have 1 spp. (1.17%) each family. Out of 55 plant species, 33 are herbs (60.58%), 15 are trees (34.11%), and 7 are shrubs (15.29%). Based on disease treated Rosaceae show dominancy followed by Poaceae, Lamiaceae, Asteraceae, Solanaceae, Myrtaceae, Fabaceae, Moraceae, Brassicaceae, Apiaceae, Caryophylaceae, Violaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Plantaginaceae, Fumariaceae, Sapindaceae, Juglandaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Oleaceae, Simaroubaceae, Cactaceae, Platanaceae, Malvaceae, Meliaceae, Papilionaceae, used for multipurposes like, Diarrhea, Dysentery, Analgesic, Antispasmodic, Carminative, Febrifyge, Cancer, Astringent, Emollient, Antiasthmatic, Anthelmintic, Tonic, Diuretic, Toothache, Stimulant and Stomachach etc. The dominant treated disease is diarrhea (11.76%) followed by tonic (9.41%), diuretic (9.41%), dysentery (8.23%), stimulant (7.05%), abdominal pain (7.05%), stomachach (5.88%), refrigerant and blood purifier (5.88%), carminative (4.70%), antiasthmatic (4.70%), astringent (4.70%), emollient (4.70%), analgesic (3.52%), antispasmodic (3.52%), cancer (3.52%), antirheumatic (3.52%), anthelmintic (3.52%), Febrifyge (2.35%), toothache (1.176%) (Table 4.8-4.26).
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