Imran Khan|Naser M. AbdEl-Salam|Hassan Fouad|Akash Tariq|Riaz Ullah|Muhammad Adnan
Application of Ethnobotanical Indices on the Use of Traditional Medicines against Common Diseases
Kohat University of Science and Technology|King Saud University|King Saud University|Helwan University|Kohat University of Science and Technology|Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa|Kohat University of Science and Technology
present study aimed documenting detailed ethnomedicinal knowledge unexplored area pakistan semistructured interviews taken 55 informants randomly chosen regarding detailed ethnomedicinal sociocultural information study exposed 67 medicinal plant species used prepare 110 recipes major modes herbal formulation decoction powdering 20 disease categories highest fic values gastrointestinal dermatological 087 study determined 3 plant species ie acacia modesta wall caralluma tuberculata rbr withania somnifera l dunal fl 100 dmr results showed olea ferruginea sol steud ranked first morus alba l ranked second melia azedarach l ranked third among 55 informants male concentration high 61 40 years old leading quantity respondents 45 uneducated dire need take necessary steps conservation important medicinal plants inhibiting overgrazing providing alternate fuel resources young generations educated regarding importance ethnomedicinal knowledge plants high fic fl values checked chemically pharmacologically future exploration modern medicine