Ethnobotanical profile of some useful plants and fungi of district Dir Upper, Tehsil Darora, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Ethnobotany Research and Applications, cilt.21, sa.1, 2021 (Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 1
- Basım Tarihi: 2021
- Doi Numarası: 10.32859/era.21.42.1-15
- Dergi Adı: Ethnobotany Research and Applications
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, Academic Search Premier, MLA - Modern Language Association Database
- Anahtar Kelimeler: District Dir Upper, Ethnobotanical plants, Fungi, Pakistan, Tehsil Darora
- Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background: The present study was conducted to explore the ethnobotanical and ethnomedicinal uses of plants in 12 remote villages of Tehsil Darora, district Dir Upper, Pakistan. Methods: Among the residents both, men, and women (some traditional healers like Hakeen and Pansires) were interviewed about the useful plants existing in the area using comprehensive questionnaires. Results: A total of 91 plant species belonging to 37 families were recorded in the four seasons (spring, summer, autumn, winter) in 2019-2020. These included 86 angiosperms (94%) 2 gymnosperms (2%) 2 fungi (2%) and 2 pteridophytes (2%). Asteraceae was the dominant family having 9 species, followed by Lamiaceae (8 species), 6 species of Amaranthaceae, and Cucurbitaceae, Fabaceae (5 species), Euphorbiaceae, and Rosaceae, each with 4 species. Conclusions: The documented plants were used by the local communities medicinally and for other purposes such as fuel, vegetables, fodder, shelter, and timber wood, etc.