Ethnoflora of Tehsil Kharian, District Gujrat-Punjab, Pakistan

Authors

  • Afifa Mukhtar Department of Botany, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat-50700, Pakistan
  • Khizar Hayat Bhatti Department of Botany, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat-50700, Pakistan
  • Syed Mazhar Irfan Department of Botany, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat-50700, Pakistan
  • Allah Bakhsh Gulshan Department of Botany, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
  • Faisal Hussain Department of Botany, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan
  • Syeda Sadaf Zehra Department of Botany, Islamia University, Bahawalpur-63100, Pakistan
  • Iqra Ashraf Department of Botany, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat-50700, Pakistan

Keywords:

Ethnobotany, Gujrat, Kharian, Medicinal Plants, Pakistan

Abstract

Peoples of all civilizations always depend upon plants for their primary needs (foodstuff, protection, warmth and medication). In the present study an ethno-medicinal analysis was conceded out in Kharian, District Gujrat, Punjab-Pakistan. A series of surveys were conducted in support citations of essential ethno flora along with information beginning from local community about the medicinal uses of plants in their surroundings. As many as 49 plants were identified and characterized regarding ethnobotanical uses. Various plant parts are used for medical use. The plants were belonging to different families. The plants were selected, and herbarium sheets were submitted in herbarium established at University of Gujrat, Gujrat. These surveys were carried out from February 2018 to April 2019 in close vicinity of University of Gujrat (UOG), Pakistan.

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2022-12-15

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Afifa Mukhtar, Khizar Hayat Bhatti, Syed Mazhar Irfan, Allah Bakhsh Gulshan, Faisal Hussain, Syeda Sadaf Zehra, & Iqra Ashraf. (2022). Ethnoflora of Tehsil Kharian, District Gujrat-Punjab, Pakistan. GU Journal of Phytosciences, 1(2), 133–139. Retrieved from https://jphytosci.com/index.php/GUJP/article/view/30

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Vol. 1 No. 2 (2021): GU Journal of Phytosciences [October, 2021]

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