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	Medicinal Plant Biodiversity used among the rural communities of Arid Regions of Northern Punjab, Pakistan
	Ashfaq, Shomaila; Ahmad, Mushtaq; Zafar, Muhammad; Sultana, Shazia; Bahadur, Saraj; Abbas, Naeem
通讯作者	Ashfaq, S (corresponding author), Quaid I Azam Univ, Dept Plant Sci, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
来源期刊	INDIAN JOURNAL OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
ISSN	0972-5938
EISSN	0975-1068
出版年	2019
卷号	18 期号:2 页码:226-241
英文摘要	One-third of the earth's surface is categorized as arid. Arid regions throughout the world having unique biodiversity comprising of different climatic conditions. The current study focused on Medicinal Plant Biodiversity used among the rural communities of Arid regions of Northern Punjab, Pakistan. Total 225 households were interviewed by using a semi-structured questionnaire. By using different quantitative indices, results were analyzed that includes frequency of citation (FC), the relative frequency of citation (RFC), fidelity level (FL), Informant consensus factor (ICF) and use value (UV). In this study 98 plants, species were reported, used for medicinal purposes. Asteraceae was found to be a dominant family. The most frequently used parts were leaves (46%) as compared to other plants parts. The mostly used herbal medicinal preparation method was a powder (44%) as compared to decoction (43%), paste (20%). The highest ICF was reported for respiratory system disorders (Asthma, cold, chest problems, flue, and cough). The fidelity level varies from 50% to 96%. Species having the highest use value was Ficus benghalensis (0.16) while the plant species with the highest RFC was Ficus palmate (0.42). The findings exposed that medicinal plants are the main source of medicines for primary health care. Medicinal plants having high used value help to identify a phytochemical compound that are bio-active that are essential for the synthesis of new drugs for various diseases.
英文关键词	Arid environment Integrative health care Medicinal plants Phytochemical compounds Quantitative indices
类型	Article
语种	英语
收录类别	SCI-E
WOS记录号	WOS:000500705900002
WOS关键词	ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY ; INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE ; SALT RANGE ; CONSERVATION ; MANAGEMENT ; DISTRICT ; PEOPLE ; DESERT
WOS类目	Plant Sciences
WOS研究方向	Plant Sciences
资源类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.177/qdio/handle/2XILL650/369461
作者单位	[Ashfaq, Shomaila; Ahmad, Mushtaq; Zafar, Muhammad; Sultana, Shazia; Bahadur, Saraj] Quaid I Azam Univ, Dept Plant Sci, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan; [Abbas, Naeem] CEPS, PCSIR Labs Complex,Ferozepur Rd, Lahore, Pakistan
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Ashfaq, Shomaila,Ahmad, Mushtaq,Zafar, Muhammad,et al. Medicinal Plant Biodiversity used among the rural communities of Arid Regions of Northern Punjab, Pakistan[J],2019,18(2):226-241.
APA	Ashfaq, Shomaila,Ahmad, Mushtaq,Zafar, Muhammad,Sultana, Shazia,Bahadur, Saraj,&Abbas, Naeem.(2019).Medicinal Plant Biodiversity used among the rural communities of Arid Regions of Northern Punjab, Pakistan.INDIAN JOURNAL OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE,18(2),226-241.
MLA	Ashfaq, Shomaila,et al."Medicinal Plant Biodiversity used among the rural communities of Arid Regions of Northern Punjab, Pakistan".INDIAN JOURNAL OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE 18.2(2019):226-241.