Ethnomedicinal documentation, phytochemical characterization, and biological evaluation of the traditional medicinal plants from Swat region of Pakistan.

ABSTRACT: Traditional medicinal plants are a primary source of natural products which are used for the prevention and treatment of various infections throughout the world. This study documents the ethnomedicinal investigation, phytochemical characterization, thin layer chromatographic (TLC) profiling and bioactivities of 17 traditionally used medicinal plants, belonging to 12 taxonomic families from the Swat region of Pakistan. The plants were collected after interviewing local ethnomedicinal knowledge holders, and confirmation of their effective use by the local population and available literature. The extracts (85) were prepared in five different solvents (hexane, acetone, ethanol, methanol, and water), and were tested for a range of bioactivities: antibacterial (5 Gram-positive and 9 Gram-negativ

SUBMITTER: Khan A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12370205 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature