Muhammad Amjad|Muhammad Arshad|Abdul Saboor|Sue Page|Sunbal Khalil Chaudhari
Ethnobotanical profiling of the medicinal flora of Kotli, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan: Empirical reflections on multinomial logit specifications
Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University|University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir|Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University|Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University|University of Leicester|Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University
report indigenous peoples uses plants multidimensional perspective remote area strong ethnobotanical cultural practices prevailan ethnobotanical survey conducted field 20142016 ethnobotanical data gathered 182 informants oral interviews semistructured questionnaires distribution plants explored using descriptive graphical methods multinomial logit specification applied find probability occurrence diverse utilization plants multipurpose domainsthe study identified 202 plant species distributed among 71 families 156 genera ethnobotanical data indicate medicinal 3696 uses plants compared use categories output multinomial logit specifications mls model reveals perennial nonwoody plants exploited medicinal food uses annual woody plants context ethnomedicinal uses aerial plant parts particularly leaves extensively used preparation herbal recipes compared underground partsthe results study emphasize need create awareness among local communities conservation status plant species order maintain sustainable resource plantderived materials future novel econometric approach employed study adds new insightful methodology existing body literature field ethnobotany strongly recommend conservation measures alongside phytochemical pharmacological studies useful plant species identified study order ensure sustainable effective utilization