Samia Ali*, Sarfaraz Khan Marwat
The present study was conducted during 2020-2021 to assess, record, and report phytomedicinal recipes in Tehsil D.I.Khan, District Dera Ismail Khan KPK. The study was focused on documentation of traditional knowledge of local peoples about the use of medicinal plants as ethno medicines. For this purpose 28 locations of Tehsil D.I.Khan was surveyed such as Taheem Abad, Nayi chungi, Faqir Abad, Madni town, Mohallah khaglan faqir wala, Shahalum Abad choak, Zakori town, Basti sheikhanwali, Indus colony, Girsal, Thoya Fazil, Mohallah hayatullah, Islamia colony, Ashiana center, Chandni choak, Yarik, Eid gah, Shor Kot, Grid road, Dera town, Jail colony, Madina colony, Chaman choak, Din pur, Zaffarabad colony, Bagh wali Gali, and Nizam pump Muryali. About 87 local participants and local traditional health practitioners (hakims) and herb sellers (pansars) with 74 local females (85%) 8 local males (9%), 4 traditional health practitioners (hakims) (4%), and 1 (2%) herb seller were interviewed for this purpose. In total 68 plants belonging to 34 families and 58 genera were found ethno medicinal important. To determine the most frequently used plant species for treating a particular ailment category by local people, the Fidelity Level (FL%) and the Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC) were used to indicate the local importance of a species. Based on the RFC values, the most valuable and cited medicinal plant species used by the traditional drivers are Eugenia caophyllata having (RFCs=31.39) and Salvadora persica L. (RFCs=18.60). Allium sativum, L., Allium cepa, L, Camellia sinensis, var. assamica (masters) Kitam., Elettaria cardamomum, Maton., Eruca sativa, Miller, Foeniculum vulgare, Mill, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Boiss, Musa accuminata, Colla., Ocimum basilicum, L., Piper nigrum, Beyrex, Pisum sativum, sub sp. Arvense L., Salvadora persica, L., Withania coagulans, Dunal in DC. Had Fidelity Level (FL=100%), while Ferula asafetida, Linn. (83%), Aloe barbadensis (77.7%), Calotropis procera, Scbrad. (75%) had the highest FL which indicates their good healing potential against specific diseases.
Published Date: 2022-10-20; Received Date: 2021-11-18
