Ethnomedicinal Plants and Traditional Knowledge of Some Phenorogams of Lower Kaghan Valley, District Mansehra, Pakistan

The aims of this work to investigate the traditional knowledge of ethno medicinal plants of Lower Kaghan Valley, district Mansehra, KP, Pakistan. The local residents of the area used natural resources, which includes plants, for cure and other medical purpose. The insufficient availability of medical facilities for health care, the indigenous people of the area used these plants for cure of diseases in partly. The study mainly focused on the information regarding indigenous uses of plants for medicinal purposes. Farmers, herdsmen and other local people are interviewed to collect the traditional knowledge of different plants. The study revealed that a total of 46 plant species belonging to 44 genera and 36 families were recorded. Herbaceous growth form was used most frequently and dominantly for the treatment of different ailments. The highest number of plants was from family Polygonaceae with 4 species followed by Lamiaceae with three species. Furthermore, remaining families contributed in less than 3 species each. The inhabitants of the valley utilize 46 medicinal plant species for treating more than 50 human and 20 veterinary ailments.