![]() ![]() The predominant use of whole plants and seed is an alarming situation for the conservation of local medicinal flora. The documentation of the therapeutic flora shows that the use of medicinal plants in the study area plays a vital role in the basic health-care system of the native communities. The highest ICF value was recorded for Anti-Poisoning (0.928) recipes, and the maximum Jaccard Similarity Index in comparison with Malakand Pass Hills (14.16%). According to FI value was Ziziphus nummularia (0.42) was the most important species. The most important mode of preparation was decoction (34.88%). 28%) were most commonly used in various ailments. The most common life form was herbs (60%), and leaves (16 sp. Lamiaceae was the dominant family in terms of species (5 sp.). During the field work 45 medicinal plants belonging to 27 families were encountered. From 2013-14, 87 participants were interviewed through semi-structured questionnaires. This work is the first effort to document the folk knowledge of medicinal plants. ![]() The present work was conducted with the aim to record the ethnic medicinal knowledge. ![]()
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