Ethno Botanical Study of Wild Medicinal Plants of Peerano Valley, District Malakand, Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan

Abstract

The ethno medicinal study play a key role in the control of various disorders and provide a base for further study on scientific lines. The purpose of the survey was to observe the traditional medicinal plants and their uses for the various common disorders in Peerano Valley, district Malakand Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa, Pakistan. The study was carried out from March, 2015 to April, 2016 and collected the data from the local inhabitants through questionnaires, interviewed regarding the available medicinal plants. The total 35 plants are recorded as medicinal belonging to 31 families. The study showed that 20 plants species were herbs, 8 tress and 7 were shrubs. The common parts were leaf, fruit, and whole plant, which were used in greater numbers. The inhabitants used them for stomachache, fever, cough, healing of wounds, diuretic, antiseptics, hepatic disorders, diarrhea and digestive disorders. The survey aims to aware about valuable plants and to protect them from extinction. The old people are aware of the accurate knowledge of medicinal plants, it is needed to preserve this knowledge for the next generation.