Ethnobotanical study of the medicinal plants of Tehsil Charbagh, district Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Abstract

The current study was carried out in of the most important areas of swat valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan due to its rich and diverse plant varieties. The main aim of the study was to explore the local plants which are used by the local inhabitants in different aspects and playing very important roles in certain ways and to bring awareness among the people about the threatened species which are going to extinct. Several kinds of plants were found to be used in several purposes as they have multiple functions. A total of 122 species were studied in which 107 species were used for medicinal purposes, 25 species for vegetable and food, 26 species for fuel and wood, 18 species for furniture, 14 species for thatching and hedges, 17 species as a source of fruit, 10 species as ornamental, 3 species as religious, 1 species as an evil eye and in the same way 1 species for honey bees.