Exploration of ethnomedicinal plants and their practices in human and livestock healthcare in Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Siddique, Zeeshan; Shad, Nasir; Shah, Ghulam Mujtaba; Naeem, Abid; Yali, Liu; Hasnain, Muhammad; Mahmood, Arshad; Sajid, Muhammad; Idrees, Muhammad; Khan, Ilyas

doi:10.1186/s13002-021-00480-x

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Table 4 Ethnomedicinal plant used to treat human and livestock diseases in District Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

From: Exploration of ethnomedicinal plants and their practices in human and livestock healthcare in Haripur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

S. no	Taxonomic name/family, voucher no	Local name	Locality	Life habit/life span^a		Part used^b	Organism treated	Disease treated	Ethnomedicinal recipes	Quantitative indices^c
S. no	Taxonomic name/family, voucher no	Local name	Locality	Life habit/life span^a		Part used^b	Organism treated	Disease treated	Ethnomedicinal recipes	FC	RFC	∑Ui	UV
1	Acacia modesta Wall (Fabaceae; subfamily Mimosoideae), 03-Z	Phulai	Dartian	T	P	LE, SD	Cow and buffalo	Delivery	A decoction of leaves and seeds is given for 3 days	16	0.2	55	0.68
1		Phulai	Dartian	T	P	GM	Human	Backache	Gum is fried with wheat flour in "desi ghee." This is known as "Halwa" in the local community and given especially to women after delivery	16	0.2	55	0.68
2	Acacia nilotica (L.) Delile M. (Fabaceae; subfamily Mimosoideae), 02-Z	Kikar	Najafpur	T	P	SP,	Cow and buffalo	Colic pain	A decoction of spines is given for 3 days	13	0.16	40	0.5
2		Kikar	Najafpur	T	P	GM	Human	Stomach ulcer	Powdered gum at 10-g with milk/water is taken	13	0.16	40	0.5
3	Adhatoda vasica Nees. (Acanthaceae), 05-Z	Bhaikur, Aroosa	Halli	S	P	LE	Cow, buffalo and goat	Wounds and inflammations	externally application of leaves poultice	17	0.21	75	0.93
3	Adhatoda vasica Nees. (Acanthaceae), 05-Z	Bhaikur, Aroosa	Halli	S	P	LE	Human	Diabetes and jaundice	One cup of leaves juice is taken in a day	17	0.21	75	0.93
4	Aloe barbadensis Mill. (Liliaceae), 09-Z	Kanwar-ghandal	Dara	H	P	RT	Cow, buffalo and goat	Gastro-intestinal	Powdered roots are given with water for 4 days	14	0.17	32	0.4
4	Aloe barbadensis Mill. (Liliaceae), 09-Z	Kanwar-ghandal	Dara	H	P	LE	Human	Skin problems	Leaf gel is burnt over the frypan and applied externally	14	0.17	32	0.4
5	Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. (Apiaceae), 33-Z	Barhami	Neelan bhoto	H	P	LE	Goat, buffalo and cow	Diarrhea	Leaves are roasted and cooled, fed twice a day for 3 days	37	0.46	37	0.46
5	Centella asiatica (L.) Urb. (Apiaceae), 33-Z	Barhami	Neelan bhoto	H	P	LE	Human	Throat problems	Leaf tea is used	37	0.46	37	0.46
6	Melia azedarach (L.) Pers (Meliaceae), 124-Z	Daraik, Bakain	Sarhadna	T	P	LE		Intestinal worm and stomach flatulence	Crushed leaves are fed along with bamboo leaves	65	0.81	70	0.87
6	Melia azedarach (L.) Pers (Meliaceae), 124-Z	Daraik, Bakain	Sarhadna	T	P	LE	Human	High blood pressure	1 spoon of powdered fruit is taken at night with water	65	0.81	70	0.87
7	Morus nigra L. (Moraceae), 145-Z	Kala toot, She-toot	Dara	T	P	LE	Buffalo and cow	Laxative	Dried powdered leaves are given	17	0.21	25	0.31
7	Morus nigra L. (Moraceae), 145-Z	Kala toot, She-toot	Dara	T	P	FR	Human	Cough and throat infection	Ripped fruit is eaten	17	0.21	25	0.31
8	Phyllanthus emblica L. (Phyllanthaceae), 208-Z	Amla	Daboola	T	P	FR	Buffalo cow and goat	Anthrax	Powdered fruit with Ocimum basilicum leaves is given orally	15	0.18	66	0.82
8	Phyllanthus emblica L. (Phyllanthaceae), 208-Z	Amla	Daboola	T	P	FR	Human	Fever	The fruit is cooked in “lassi” and eaten	15	0.18	66	0.82
9	Rumex hastatus D.Don (Polygonaceae), 238-Z	Katmal, Tehtur	Najafpur	S	P	WP	Cow, buffalo and goat	Appetite	The whole plant is fed	9	0.11	31	0.38
9	Rumex hastatus D.Don (Polygonaceae), 238-Z	Katmal, Tehtur	Najafpur	S	P	WP	Human	Diarrhea	Powdered roots are given with water	9	0.11	31	0.38

^aLife Habit/Life span; S, Shrubs; H, Herbs; C, Climbers; T, Trees; A, Annual; B, Biennial; P, Perennial
^bPlant Part(s); RT, Root; LE, Leaf; ST, Stem; FR, Fruit; SH, Shoot; WP, Whole Plant; BA, Bark; SD, Seed; RH, Rhizome; FL, Flower; GM, Gum; RE, Resin; BB, Bulb; TW, Twigs; PP, Pulp; SP, Spine
^cQuantitative Indices; RFC = Relative frequency of citation, FC = Frequency citation, ∑Ui = sum of uses, UV = Use values

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