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Traditional uses of medicinal plants for the treatment of livestock
ailments in Udigram Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
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Midrarullah1*, Hassan Sher2, Attaullah1,
Samiullah1, Sikandar1 and M. Sajjad Ali1
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1Department
of Biotechnology, Shaheed Benazir Bhutto University, Sheringal Dir
Upper, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan;
2Institute
of Plant Sciences and Biodiversity, University of Swat, Swat, Khyber
Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Abstract |
The study was conducted during March and September 2012. A questionnaire
regarding local name, part used, purpose of uses and local methods of
recipe preparation was developed and several field trips were arranged
to different localities of the area with respect to blooming seasons of
the plants. The study revealed 16 species under 16 genera belonging to
14 families, of which 14 plants were dicotyledons, and 2 monocotyledons.
Sixteen species of plants were used for the curing of various livestock
health disorders. The detail local uses, local method of recipe
preparation and application along with their local name and diseases
treated were recorded for each species from knowledgeable and
experienced persons of the area. They were used either singly or in
combination with other plants or even in combination with sugar, wheat
flour and ghee for the treatment of various livestock ailments.
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Keywords:
Medicinal plants; ethnobotany; livestock ailments; treatment |
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To cite this article:
Midrarullah, H Sher, Attaullah, Samiullah, Sikandar and M Sajjad,
2014.
Traditional uses of medicinal plants for the treatment of livestock
ailments in Udigram Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Res.
Opin. Anim. Vet. Sci., 4(3), 138-141. |
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