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Pak. J. Bot., 47(SI): 23-41, 2015. |
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CULTURAL USES OF PLANTS AMONG BASIKHEL TRIBE OF DISTRICT TOR GHAR, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN
ABBAS HUSSAIN SHAH1, SHUJAUL MULK KHAN2*, AZHAR HUSSAIN SHAH1, AZHAR MEHMOOD1 INAYAT UR RAHMAN1 AND HABIB AHMAD3
1Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra Pakistan 2,*Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan 3Department of Genetics, Hazara University Mansehra Pakistan *Corresponding author’s e-mail: shuja60@gmail.com
Abstract: Relation between plants and cultures is indispensable. The link between culture and plant resources was explored first time for the Basikhel tribe of Tor Ghar District. This tribe is one of the largest tribe of District Tor Ghar. It has long established tribal culture. The study was conducted during the years 2012 and 2013. The information was gathered from 200 informants from 15 randomly selected villages. Data was obtained through semi structured interviews, group discussions and EPA. The local people use 250 species of the vascular plants belonging to 90 families for 23 different cultural uses such as food, fodder, timber, fuel wood, medicine, furniture and agricultural implements. The inhabitants of the area are highly dependent on local flora for their different cultural needs. Total of 150 species belonging to 50 families were documented for the medicinal uses. Informant consensus showed that wound healing and gastrointestinal treatment were ranked highest among all medicinal uses. For each plant its botanical name, family name, local names and conservation status was also recorded. Three species were found most threatened. This study is a part of an ongoing research project in which we will explore plant resources utilized by five different tribes of the District Tor Ghar in the near future.
Keywords: Vascular plants, Medicinal plants, Gastrointestinal treatment, Wound healing
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