Plants and Their Uses; How Communities of Tolipir, Pakistan Get Benefit

Autor: Abu Ul Hassan Faiz, Mehboob Ul Hassan, Fida Muhammad Khan, Lariab Zahra Faiz, Hina Farooq
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Journal of Bioresource Management, Vol 5, Iss 3 (2018)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2309-3854
DOI: 10.35691/JBM.8102.0090
Popis: The present study documented ethnobotanical uses of 156 plant species belonged to 93 genera and 51 families listed from five villages of Tolipir landscape (Ali Sojhal, Kanchi Kot, Khori Chana, Kahoo Kot and Noor Kot villages). Study revealed that most of the species were used medicinally, leaves found to be the most frequently used part, for preparation of indigenous recipes and fodder purpose. The current study empirically contributes a huge chunk of ethnobotanical knowledge and depicts its strong connection with indigenous traditions. It is an urgent need to document indigenous uses of plants for future domestication.
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