Ejaz Ahmed|Muhammad Arshad|Abdul Saboor|Rahmatullah Qureshi|Ghazala Mustafa|Shumaila Sadiq|Sunbal Khalil Chaudhari
Ethnobotanical appraisal and medicinal use of plants in Patriata, New Murree, evidence from Pakistan
Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University|Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University|Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University|Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University|Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University|Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University|Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University
abstract background paper reflects empirical findings ethnobotanical survey undertaken patriata new murree district rawalpindi pakistan aims objectives study document indigenous knowledge plants particularly medicinal veterinary fruit vegetable fodder fuel etc methods purpose whole area surveyed documenting folk knowledge using semistructured questionnaire total 93 plants species belonging 80 genera 56 families found variety uses local people accomplishment basic needs study employs binary logit regression model medicinal uses plants identify probability occurrence medicinal use woody nonwoody plants keeping plant characteristics view results ethnobotanical data shows plants used medicinal fodder purposes 2793 followed fuel 1690 fruit 655 vegetable 552 ethnoveterinary 379 also established association medicinal use plants fruits use nonwoody plants high tendency towards medicinal use plants compared woody plants annual plants less likely directly associated medicinal use plants surveyed vegetation underground plant parts likely used medicinal purposes revealed logit expressions conclusions study revealed plants used medicinal fodder purposes results logit model showed probabilities plant species medicinal use associated woody nonwoody aerial underground perennial annual characteristics plants one careful completely generalizing results survey findings sensitive plant species vegetation consideration specified exists either positive negative association medicinal use plants various characteristics plant species