Imtiaz Ahmad Saghir
Department of Botany University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan
Ashfaq Ahmad Awan
Department of Botany University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan
Syed Majid
Department of Botany University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir, Pakistan
Mir Ajab Khan
Department of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan
Sohail Jamil Qureshi
Department of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan
Sofia Bano
Department of Biological Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, Pakistan
ABSTRACT
During ethnobotanical investigations in Chikar and allied areas of Muzaffarabad a total of 53 plant species belonging to 48 genera of 33 families were recorded. Most of the plant species are used as medicinal plants for the ailment of various diseases while some wild plant species are used as fuelwood, timber, fruit, fodder and vegetables. Some of the most interesting and representative plants of the area are Adhatoda zeylanica which is mainly used for cough, bronchitis, stomachache and dysentery. Arisaema jacquomontii is poisonous plant. Extract of the leaves of Viburnum cotinifolium is administered in menorrhagia and the fruit is laxative and blood purifier.
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Imtiaz Ahmad Saghir, Ashfaq Ahmad Awan, Syed Majid, Mir Ajab Khan, Sohail Jamil Qureshi and Sofia Bano, 2001. Ethnobotanical Studies of Chikar and its Allied Areas of District Muzaffarabad. Journal of Biological Sciences, 1: 1165-1170.
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2001.1165.1170
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2001.1165.1170
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2001.1165.1170
URL: https://scialert.net/abstract/?doi=jbs.2001.1165.1170
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