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ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDIES ON SOME USEFUL PLANTS OF DIR KOHISTAN VALLEYS, KPK, PAKISTAN
GUL JAN1,
MIR AJAB KHAN2, FARHATULLAH3*, FARZANA
GUL JAN4, MUSHTAQ AHMAD2, MASOOD JAN3
AND MUHAMMAD ZAFAR2
Abstract: An ethnobotanical exploration was carried
out in Dir Kohistan Valleys. The checklist consisted of 65 species out
of which 62 species were of 47 angiospermic families while three were of
gymnospermic families. These plants were used medicinally and for other
purposes. The investigation indicated that medicinal plants were used
singly or in mixtures by local inhabitants. It was observed that
unplanned exploitation had resulted in loss of medicinally important
plant species. It was concluded that reforestation programs followed by
proper protection is need of time.
1Department
of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra, Pakistan
2Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-e-Azam University,
Islamabad, Pakistan
3Department of Plant Breeding and Genetics, Agricultural University,
Peshawar, KP
4University College for
Women, Abdul Wali Khan University Mardan, Pakistan
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