Study of plant resources with ethnomedicinal relevance from district Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan
An ethnomedicinal expedition was conducted to collect and record indigenous knowledge about the use of medicinal plants by local inhabitants of four villages (Chittra, Topi, Pandi, and Kalri) of district Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Ethnomedicinal data were obtained from 60 randomly selected local...
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| author | Maqsood Tasneem Munawar Tayyaba Bibi Yamin El Askary Ahmad Gharib Amal F. Elmissbah Tariq E. Elesawy Basem H. Qayyum Abdul |
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| description | An ethnomedicinal expedition was conducted to collect and record indigenous knowledge about the use of medicinal plants by local inhabitants of four villages (Chittra, Topi, Pandi, and Kalri) of district Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Ethnomedicinal data were obtained from 60 randomly selected local inhabitants of the study area through semi-structured questionnaires and interviews. These data were analyzed quantitatively through different ethnobotanical indices including family importance value, relative frequency of citation, use value (UV), fidelity level (FL), informant consensus factor (ICF), and Jaccard index (JI). our study reported 69 medicinal plants belonging to 39 families. Rosaceae (9 species) was a dominant family of the study area. Herb (54.83%) was dominant growth form of plants used for medicinal purpose. Leaves contributed maximum usage (44.29%) for curing diseases. Decoction (23 records) was most used mode of utilization. Relative frequency of citation and UV ranged from 0.03–0.85 and 0.05–1.17, respectively. There were 4 plant species with 100% FL. Highest ICF (0.88%) was found for gastrointestinal diseases. By comparing results with previous study, JI ranged from 0.54 to 24.43%. Our results found that there were 18 plant species not reported with ethnomedicinal aspect in previous studies from district Bagh region. The research of this study concludes that the area is rich with medicinal plants and the local inhabitant of this area still prefer medicinal plants over allopathic medicines for treating different ailments. Comparative analysis has shown some novel uses of plant species which may be due to cultural differences of the study area. However, awareness and pharmacological study are needed to conserve and unveil pharmaceutically important plants. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-60b67176acfe4515895a6e998a416b0f2022-12-22T03:50:42ZengDe GruyterOpen Chemistry2391-54202022-03-0120114616210.1515/chem-2022-0129Study of plant resources with ethnomedicinal relevance from district Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, PakistanMaqsood Tasneem0Munawar Tayyaba1Bibi Yamin2El Askary Ahmad3Gharib Amal F.4Elmissbah Tariq E.5Elesawy Basem H.6Qayyum Abdul7Department of Botany, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi 46300, PakistanDepartment of Botany, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi 46300, PakistanDepartment of Botany, PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi 46300, PakistanDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 111099, Taif 21944, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 111099, Taif 21944, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Taif University, P.O. Box 111099, Taif 21944, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Pathology, College of Medicine, Taif University, P.O. Box 111099, Taif 21944, Saudi ArabiaDepartment of Agronomy, The University of Haripur, Haripur 22620, PakistanAn ethnomedicinal expedition was conducted to collect and record indigenous knowledge about the use of medicinal plants by local inhabitants of four villages (Chittra, Topi, Pandi, and Kalri) of district Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Ethnomedicinal data were obtained from 60 randomly selected local inhabitants of the study area through semi-structured questionnaires and interviews. These data were analyzed quantitatively through different ethnobotanical indices including family importance value, relative frequency of citation, use value (UV), fidelity level (FL), informant consensus factor (ICF), and Jaccard index (JI). our study reported 69 medicinal plants belonging to 39 families. Rosaceae (9 species) was a dominant family of the study area. Herb (54.83%) was dominant growth form of plants used for medicinal purpose. Leaves contributed maximum usage (44.29%) for curing diseases. Decoction (23 records) was most used mode of utilization. Relative frequency of citation and UV ranged from 0.03–0.85 and 0.05–1.17, respectively. There were 4 plant species with 100% FL. Highest ICF (0.88%) was found for gastrointestinal diseases. By comparing results with previous study, JI ranged from 0.54 to 24.43%. Our results found that there were 18 plant species not reported with ethnomedicinal aspect in previous studies from district Bagh region. The research of this study concludes that the area is rich with medicinal plants and the local inhabitant of this area still prefer medicinal plants over allopathic medicines for treating different ailments. Comparative analysis has shown some novel uses of plant species which may be due to cultural differences of the study area. However, awareness and pharmacological study are needed to conserve and unveil pharmaceutically important plants.https://doi.org/10.1515/chem-2022-0129chittradiseasesethnomedicinekalrimedicinal plantspanditopi |
| spellingShingle | Maqsood Tasneem Munawar Tayyaba Bibi Yamin El Askary Ahmad Gharib Amal F. Elmissbah Tariq E. Elesawy Basem H. Qayyum Abdul Study of plant resources with ethnomedicinal relevance from district Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan Open Chemistry chittra diseases ethnomedicine kalri medicinal plants pandi topi |
| title | Study of plant resources with ethnomedicinal relevance from district Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan |
| title_full | Study of plant resources with ethnomedicinal relevance from district Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan |
| title_fullStr | Study of plant resources with ethnomedicinal relevance from district Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Study of plant resources with ethnomedicinal relevance from district Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan |
| title_short | Study of plant resources with ethnomedicinal relevance from district Bagh, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan |
| title_sort | study of plant resources with ethnomedicinal relevance from district bagh azad jammu and kashmir pakistan |
| topic | chittra diseases ethnomedicine kalri medicinal plants pandi topi |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1515/chem-2022-0129 |
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