The Journal of Phytopharmacology, 2018;7(1):66-71 DOI:10.31254/phyto.2018.7114
Medicinal plants used by tribal and rural community of Sata Pokhran area of tehsil Pampore of district Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir-India
Mohd Shahijahan Dar1 , GH. Nabi Joo1 , Showkat Ahmad Ganaie1
1. Department of Botany, Govt. Degree College, Pulwama, Jammu & Kashmir192301, India
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Received: 5th December, 2017 / Accepted: 19th January, 2018
Man has used plants since time immemorial to alleviate sufferings and ailments. The present study attempts to explore and document the medicinal plants used against several diseases by the tribal and rural community of Sata Pokhran area of district Pulwama. During the survey from March to September 2017, a total of 28 different plant species belonging to equal number of genera and 16 different families were found to be used as effective remedies. The present study revealed that either whole plant or some plant parts are used to cure different diseases. It was also observed that majority of plant species are used to treat more than one disease and likewise more than one plant species is used to treat a particular disease. The scientific, local and family names of these medicinal plants along with their parts used, mode of administration and ethno medicinal uses are presented in this paper.
Traditional Knowledge, Ethnomedicine, Sata Pokhran, Pulwama.
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Md. Dar S, Joo GHN, Ganaie SA. Medicinal plants used by tribal and rural community of Sata Pokhran area of tehsil Pampore of district Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir-India. J Phytopharmacol 2018; 7(1):66-71.
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