APPRAISAL OF ETHNOBOTANICAL USES OF THE WETLAND PLANTS OF PUNJAB, PAKISTAN
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https://doi.org/10.4314/ajtcam.v12i4.2Keywords:
Ethnobotanical uses, wetland plants, and herbal medicines.Abstract
The present study was carried out during the years 2008-2011 to document the ethnobotanical data on the traditional uses of Punjab, Pakistan. The data included local name, habit and habitat of these plants with special emphasis on their therapeutic uses against different human ailments. Various visits of the study area were made to interview the local elderly, knowledgeable people and herbal healers. A total of eighteen aquatic and semi-aquatic plants belonging to three monocotyledonous and fourteen dicotyledonous families were reported, having medicinal and food value as well as the uses making ropes, mats, baskets and as soil binders and ornamentals.Background: Aquatic and semiaquatic plants have a multiplicity of traditional and ethnopharmacological uses ranging from medicinal, famine food to fodder and others. Therefore, the present study was carried out during the years 2008-2011 to document the locally used medicinal, ethnobotanical and traditional data of aquatic and semiaquatic plants of the Punjab, Pakistan. Material and Method: Various visits of the study area were made to collect the data of these plants included local name, habit and habitat with special emphasis on their therapeutic uses against different human ailments. The local elderly, knowledgable people and herbal healers were also interviewed during the visits. Results: A total of thirty-four aquatic and semiaquatic plants were collected and out of these, eighteen plants belonging to the three monocotyledonous and fourteen dicotyledonous families were reported to medicinal and food value as well as found useful in making ropes, mats, baskets and soil binding. Conclusion: The wetland of Punjab (Pakistan) possesses a variety of medicinal plants that are being utilized against various human diseases, e.g. Respiratorical, dermatological, gastrontological, neurological and cardio-vascular diseases.Downloads
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