PJB-2009-3
ETHNOMEDICINAL STUDIES ON PLANT RESOURCES OF TEHSIL SHAKARGARH, DISTRICT NAROWAL, PAKISTAN
ANDLEEB ANWAR SARDAR AND ZAHEER-UD-DIN KHAN
Abstract
The present research work was designed to gather indigenous knowledge of local people especially medicinal healers (Hakims) about traditional and medicinal uses of plants. Present study was confined to interview people of remote villages of tehsil Shakargarh, district Narowal, Pakistan from September 2003- August 2004. Indigenous knowledge was collected by interviewing people of different age groups between 40 to 80 years. Frequent field trips were arranged to record local information. A total of 102 species belonging to 93 genera and 62 families were recorded as being used by local inhabitants for various purposes such as fuel, furniture, fodder, making baskets and mats, brushing teeth, medicinal, vegetables and edible fruits.
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