Abstract:
The endeavor of current research work was to document the knowledge of native females about ethnogynecological uses of plants from Tehsil Depalpur, Okara District. Flora was collected through regular field visits to the research area. Depalpur area was floristically prosperous having dense plant life cover. Plant encountered variety during study were photographed. The ethnogynecological data was enumerated from indigenous key informants, mainly based on semi- structured questionnaire followed by interviews. As a result of present investigations, 72 species of plants belonging to 70 genera associated with 48 families were examined. Amongst collected species, most encountered species were herbs, shrubs and trees species. The most abundant family was Fabaceae with 8 genera and 8 species followed by Solanaceae with 4 genera and 6 species. Mimosaceae was consisted of 5 genera and 5 species while Malvaceae and Moraceae contained 3 species each followed by Alliaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Lamiaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Nymphyaceaea, Poacea, Sapotaceae and Zygophyllaceae with 2 species each. Most of the prevalent flora was consisted of herbaceous plants which were presented as predominant flora across the study area.Therewas a shifting trend of medication towards the Ethnogynecology was observed mainly based on the reliance of females of the studied area on natural plant resources in order to treat various commonly prevalent ethnogynecological disorders in females of the area.Culturally, the indigenous people of Depalpur were shifting medicinal trends by utilizing medicinal plants to achieve their commodities on daily basis especially sphere of health care of females of that particular area.
Page(s):
156-156
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Abstract Book on Global Science Technology and Management Conference, Volume: 0, Issue: 0, Year: 2023
Keywords:
Medicinal plants
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gynecological
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ethnogynecological
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Depalpur