Ethno-Medicinal and Phytosociological investigation of Hero Shah and its adjoining areas in Dargai, Pakistan | [Bioscience Research • 2025]

Author(s):

1. Muhammad Shokaib: Department of Chemical and Life Sciences, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar ,Centre of Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, University of Swat, Swat, Pakistan

2. Muhammad Adil: Department of Chemical and Life Sciences, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar ,Centre of Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, University of Swat, Swat, Pakistan; Department of Botany, Islamia College Peshawar, Pakistan

3. Ayaz Ali Sher: Department of Statistics, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Women University,Peshawar,Pakistan

4. Ambrin: Department of Chemical and Life Sciences, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar ,Centre of Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, University of Swat, Swat, Pakistan

5. Atifa Quddoos: Department of Chemical and Life Sciences, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar ,Centre of Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, University of Swat, Swat, Pakistan

6. Fakhr-e-Alam: Department of Chemical and Life Sciences, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar ,Centre of Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, University of Swat, Swat, Pakistan

7. Soofia Iftikhar: Department of Botany, Islamabad Model College for Girls,Islamabad,Pakistan

8. Sadia Iftikhar: Department of Botany, University of Peshawar,,Pakistan

9. Muhammad Naseer: Department of Chemical and Life Sciences, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar ,Centre of Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, University of Swat, Swat, Pakistan

10. Laila Noor: Department of Biology, Division of Botany, King Abdulaziz University.,Jeddah,Saudi Arabia

11. Sunila Athshan Mir: Department of Chemical and Life Sciences, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar ,Centre of Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, University of Swat, Swat, Pakistan

12. Abdur Rehman: Department of Chemical and Life Sciences, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Peshawar ,Centre of Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, University of Swat, Swat, Pakistan

Abstract:

Ethnobotanical is the study that shows how people of the specific area used plants for various purposes. The study was conducted during August 2023 to December 2023. The aim of the present study was to investigate and document the Ethnobotanical uses of plants in Hero shah Tehsil Dargai, Pakistan by local people of the area. The Ethnobotanical information was collected through field trips, observations and semi structured questionnaires. A total of 100 Ethnobotanical plants belonging to 45 families were collected from the study area. The study showed that the local people use these plants to cure diseases such as diarrhea, dysentery, malaria, asthma, cough, fever, diabetes, pneumonia, anemia, sore throats and ulcer. The details such as Botanical name, local name, family name, habit, habitat, part used, and Ethno-medicinal uses were recorded for such species. The collected Phytosociology plants total of 27 plants including 27 genera and 19 families were reported in this study. Phytosociological study showed that there are 27 total plants in Hero Shah. The plant family Fabaceae was the most dominant family followed by Poaceae. The study showed that the study area is rich in medicinal plants and the local people used these plants for the treatment of various ailments.

Page(s): 57-67

DOI: DOI not available

Published: Journal: Bioscience Research, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Year: 2025

Keywords:

Medicinal Plants , Phytosociology , Ethnobotany , Hero Shah

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