PJB-2020-132
Ethnoveterinary medicines used against various disorders in the flora of Shamozai Valley, Swat KP Pakistan
Noor Muhammad
Abstract
The Shomzai valley of District Swat is remarkable with a variety of plant treasures. Ethnoveterinary information offers the folk remedies of livestock that are cheaper than standard treatment and are easily adaptable. Different trips were organized for gathering (harvesting) and recording of medicinal plants of the area during 2018. 140 local residents were interviewed. Then gotten data were evaluated using the UVi, RFCs, FL %, CI % and FIC. In this research work 41 plants are presented; these plants were used commonly as medication for treatment various ailments in livestock. The therapeutic plants with most Uvi were Artemisia scoparia having (UVi= 0.607), Berberis lyceum Royle. (0.61), Bromus japonicus (0.773), Avena sativa (0.491), Cannabis sativa L. (0.482), Capsicum annum L. (0.471), Cedrus deodara (0.473), Chenopodium murale (0.462). On the basis of RFC values, the most quoted plant species by the indigenous people are Artemisia scoparia having (RFCs = 0.76), Berberis lyceum (0.742), Bromus japonicus (0.731), Avena sativa (0.721), Cannabis sativa L. (0.711). CI results exposed that most interviewees %age was for Artemisia scoparia (CI%= 83.109%), followed by Berberis lyceum Royle (80.454%). Whereas the ethnomedicinal plant species with most FL were Artemisia scoparia cited 76.32%, Berberis lyceum Royle (FL%= 73.403%), Bromus japonicus (72.013%), Avena sativa (71.024%), Cannabis sativa L. (69.322%) Capsicum annum L (68.344) Cedrus deodara (67.215), Chenopodium murale (66.06) etc for various disorders. FIC ranged from 0.947to 1.000; Different ailments viz. Appetite causing agent, Carminative, Eyes disease, Fracture pain, Inflammation of urine, mouth ulcers, Myiasis, Pediculosis , Septicaemia, Tick infestation had maximum FIC value. The Publics of Shamozai are deeply reliant on ethomedicinal plants for the treatment of numerous livestock ailments. Folk information always offers a baseline for further phytochemical and pharmacological study.
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