Abbas Hussain

Traditional practices of the ethnoveterinary plants in the Kaghan Valley, Western Himalayas-Pakistan

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2020

Introduction: Indigenous people in a far-flung mountainous area without basic facilities, mainly ... more Introduction: Indigenous people in a far-flung mountainous area without basic facilities, mainly rely on medicinal plants to cope with various veterinary health problems. Objective: The present study was carried out to explore the traditional knowledge of ethnoveterinary practices in Kaghan Valley, district Mansehra, Western Himalayas-Pakistan. Method: Ethnoveterinary data were collected between February to October 2014 from nine villages of the Kaghan Valley by involving 80 local people include traditional healers using a semi-structured interview. Results: A sum of 41 plant taxa of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants was documented for treating livestock ailments. Out of which, herbaceous plants were recorded with high percentage (27 species, 65.8 %). Most of the species were used to treat gastrointestinal diseases (12 taxa), followed by health improvement (7 taxa). The widely used part of plants for livestock aliments was the whole plant (9 species) followed by leaves (7 species), a...

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The Role of Plants in Human Welfare

Journal of Traditional Medicine & Clinical Naturopathy, 2017

Jo u r n a l o f Tradi ti o n a l M ed icin e & C li n ic al Na tu ro p a th y

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Cultural uses of plants among Basikhel tribe of District Tor Ghar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Pakistan Journal of Botany, 2015

Relation between plants and cultures is indispensable. The link between culture and plant resourc... more Relation between plants and cultures is indispensable. The link between culture and plant resources was explored first time for the Basikhel tribe of Tor Ghar District. This tribe is one of the largest tribe of District Tor Ghar. It has long established tribal culture. The study was conducted during the years 2012 and 2013. The information was gathered from 200 informants from 15 randomly selected villages. Data was obtained through semi structured interviews, group discussions and EPA. The local people use 250 species of the vascular plants belonging to 90 families for 23 different cultural uses such as food, fodder, timber, fuel wood, medicine, furniture and agricultural implements. The inhabitants of the area are highly dependent on local flora for their different cultural needs. Total of 150 species belonging to 50 families were documented for the medicinal uses. Informant consensus showed that wound healing and gastrointestinal treatment were ranked highest among all medicinal ...

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Diversity, phenology and biological spectrum of tree flora in upper Tanawal, district Mansehra, KP, Pakistan

Upper Tanawallies in the mid of Western part of Hazara division including the remote areas of pre... more Upper Tanawallies in the mid of Western part of Hazara division including the remote areas of present day four districts i.e. Mansehra, Abbottabad, Haripur and Tor-Ghar, having latitude 34°.34.40´N 40´N to 34°.48.88´N88´N and 72°.84.27É to 73°.10.50É longitude. Upper Tanawal is loaded with plant diversity. Tree species in this area varies in their life form, leaf spectra and phenological behavior. There is no prior record of plants diversity in the area so therefore this study was conducted to explore tree diversity, life form, leaf spectrum and phenology of tree flora. Total 127 sampling stands (10 x 10 m 2) were sampled from different locations of the area to collect field data using quadrat method. Upper Tanawal hosts 53 different tree species of 39 generas belonging to 25 tree families. Biological spectra of the trees were constructed according to Raunkiaer (1934). Results showed that Mesophanerophytes was the dominant life form class contributing 34 (64%) tree species while, Me...

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Traditional practices of the ethnoveterinary plants in the Kaghan Valley, Western Himalayas-Pakistan

by DR GHULAM MUJTABA SHAH, nasir shad, Abbas Hussain, and khalid khan

Introduction: Indigenous people in a far-flung mountainous area without basic facilities, mainly ... more Introduction: Indigenous people in a far-flung mountainous area without basic facilities, mainly rely on medicinal plants to cope with various veterinary health problems. Objective: The present study was carried out to explore the traditional knowledge of ethnoveterinary practices in Kaghan Valley, district Mansehra, Western Himalayas-Pakistan. Method: Ethnoveterinary data were collected between February to October 2014 from nine villages of the Kaghan Valley by involving 80 local people include traditional healers using a semi-structured interview. Results: A sum of 41 plant taxa of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants was documented for treating livestock ailments. Out of which, herbaceous plants were recorded with high percentage (27 species, 65.8 %). Most of the species were used to treat gastrointestinal diseases (12 taxa), followed by health improvement (7 taxa). The widely used part of plants for livestock aliments was the whole plant (9 species) followed by leaves (7 species), and preparation were paste (18 species) followed by powder with 10 species. The highest used values were recorded for Arisaema costatum (0.82), Primula denticulata (0.76), and high relative frequency citations for Berberis lyceum and Dryopteris ramosa with 0.37 each. Among the plant species Skimmia laureola, Thymus linearis and Phytolacca latbenia were among the taxa with cent fidelity level. Conclusion: The flora used in traditional remedies of the valley was found mostly endemic due to excessive utilization. Thus, further chemical investigation, better utilization and conservation of indigenous use of the reported species should be considered for future work.

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CULTURAL USES OF PLANTS AMONG BASIKHEL TRIBE OF DISTRICT TOR GHAR, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN

by Azhar Mehmood and Abbas Hussain

Relation between plants and cultures is indispensable. The link between culture and plant resourc... more Relation between plants and cultures is indispensable. The link between culture and plant resources was explored first time for the Basikhel tribe of Tor Ghar District. This tribe is one of the largest tribe of District Tor Ghar. It has long established tribal culture. The study was conducted during the years 2012 and 2013. The information was gathered from 200 informants from 15 randomly selected villages. Data was obtained through semi structured interviews, group discussions and EPA. The local people use 250 species of the vascular plants belonging to 90 families for 23 different cultural uses such as food, fodder, timber, fuel wood, medicine, furniture and agricultural implements. The inhabitants of the area are highly dependent on local flora for their different cultural needs. Total of 150 species belonging to 50 families were documented for the medicinal uses. Informant consensus showed that wound healing and gastrointestinal treatment were ranked highest among all medicinal uses. For each plant its botanical name, family name, local names and conservation status was also recorded. Three species were found most threatened. This study is a part of an ongoing research project in which we will explore plant resources utilized by five different tribes of the District Tor Ghar in the near future.

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CULTURAL USES OF PLANTS AMONG BASIKHEL TRIBE OF DISTRICT TOR GHAR, KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA, PAKISTAN

by Abbas Hussain and Shujaul Mulk Khan

Relation between plants and cultures is indispensable. The link between culture and plant resourc... more Relation between plants and cultures is indispensable. The link between culture and plant resources was explored first time for the Basikhel tribe of Tor Ghar District. This tribe is one of the largest tribe of District Tor Ghar. It has long established tribal culture. The study was conducted during the years 2012 and 2013. The information was gathered from 200 informants from 15 randomly selected villages. Data was obtained through semi structured interviews, group discussions and EPA. The local people use 250 species of the vascular plants belonging to 90 families for 23 different cultural uses such as food, fodder, timber, fuel wood, medicine, furniture and agricultural implements. The inhabitants of the area are highly dependent on local flora for their different cultural needs. Total of 150 species belonging to 50 families were documented for the medicinal uses. Informant consensus showed that wound healing and gastrointestinal treatment were ranked highest among all medicinal uses. For each plant its botanical name, family name, local names and conservation status was also recorded. Three species were found most threatened. This study is a part of an ongoing research project in which we will explore plant resources utilized by five different tribes of the District Tor Ghar in the near future.

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