Ethnobotanical appraisal and medicinal use of plants in Patriata, New Murree, evidence from Pakistan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This paper reflects the empirical findings of an ethnobotanical survey which was undertaken in Patriata (New Murree) of district Rawalpindi in Pakistan. The aims and objectives of the study were to document indigenous knowledge of plants particularly of medicinal, veterinary, fruit, vegetable, fodder, fuel etc.

Methods

For this purpose, the whole area was surveyed for documenting folk knowledge using a semi-structured questionnaire. A total of 93 plants species belonging to 80 genera and 56 families were found in a variety of uses by the local people for the accomplishment of their basic needs. The study further employs binary logit regression model of medicinal uses of these plants so as to identify the probability of occurrence of medicinal use of woody or non-w

SUBMITTER: Ahmed E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3599915 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature