Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in northern Punjab, Pakistan

Bc. B.Sc. Muhammad Arslan Khan

Master's thesis

Abstract:

These days, two thirds of the population in developing nations relies upon the utilization of customary plants as a first wellbeing resort. Despite Pakistan's vast biodiversity, there are numerous regions where traditional medicinal uses of plants have not yet been thoroughly studied. The goal of this study was to document, quantify, and preserve medicinal plant knowledge among local people in three different Pakistani cities Chakwal, Rawalpindi and Islamabad. The field work was done from June 2019 to January 2020. Altogether 126 informants from these cities were interviewed. Data were investigated utilizing standard quantitative ethnobotany characteristic features, for example, the Relative frequency of citation, Fidelity level, and Informant consensus factor. The outcomes demonstrate that the district with the most noteworthy biodiversity of medicinal plants was Islamabad with 55 medicinal plant species, 33 genera, 27 families, trailed by Rawalpindi with 35 medicinal plants species, 15 genera, 9 families and in Chakwal 29 medicinal plant species, 25 genera, 18 families. The Poaceae family was the most delegate natural family in the study. High number of informants assembled the plants from the wild 80%. The leaves are the main plant part for the preparation of herbs. This study can be utilized as a reason for creating the management strategies for protection, manageable use and medication advancement.

Keywords

Ethnobotany, Medicinal plants, Punjab province, Traditional knowledge

Language used: English

Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 6. 8. 2021

Thesis defence

• Supervisor: prof. Ing. Eloy Fernández Cusimamani, Ph.D.

Czech University of Life Sciences Prague

Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences

Master programme / field:
Tropical Agriculture / Tropical Crop Management and Ecology