Abstract: An exhaustive ethenomedicinal investigation of plants was carried out in Khanabad village and its allied pastures of district Gilgit. The paper encompasses 126 plant species distributed among 48 families out of which 42 families belong to dicotyledons, 2 monocotyledonous 3 gymnosperms and 1 pteridophyte. This study is primarily concerned with the therapeutic properties of medicinal plants. The information collected from the local people and list being mentioned are expected to prove helpful in shortlisting the plant species found in this area. It will assist the forest, pharmaceutical firms, medicos and wild life managers in their efforts for improving the public health service and medicinal plant wealth of the area.