Bazai ZA1, RB Tareen1, AKK Achakzai1, H Batool2
Phyton-International Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol.82, pp. 69-74, 2013, DOI:10.32604/phyton.2013.82.069
Abstract The data collection approach called Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) was used in five villages: Killi Tor Shore; Medadzai; Ghunda; Kala Ragha, and Killi Shaban. Up to five groups were sampled in each village, comprising a total of 17 villages within the Zarghoon Juniper ecosystem. This area is rich both historically and culturally for using medicinal plants, mostly by women (60%). In this study, 26 species of medicinal plants fit in 20 genera and 13 families. They are used by aboriginal people via the indigenous knowledge they have for the treatment of many diseases. About 60,… More >