Ethnoveterinary Practices of Medicinal Plants Among Tribes of Tribal District of North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Domestic animals play a vital role in the development of human civilization. Plants are utilized as remedies for a variety of domestic animals, in addition to humans. The tribes of North Waziristan are extremely familiar with the therapeutic potential of medicinal plants as ethnoveterinary medicines...

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Published in:Frontiers in veterinary science 2022-03, Vol.9, p.815294-815294
Main Authors: Rehman, Sabith, Iqbal, Zafar, Qureshi, Rahmatullah, Rahman, Inayat Ur, Sakhi, Shazia, Khan, Imran, Hashem, Abeer, Al-Arjani, Al-Bandari Fahad, Almutairi, Khalid F, Abd Allah, Elsayed Fathi, Ali, Niaz, Khan, Muhammad Azhar, Ijaz, Farhana
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Language:English
Subjects:
ethnoveterinary practices
livestock
North Waziristan
traditional knowledge
traditional medicine
Tribal Area
Veterinary Science
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Summary:Domestic animals play a vital role in the development of human civilization. Plants are utilized as remedies for a variety of domestic animals, in addition to humans. The tribes of North Waziristan are extremely familiar with the therapeutic potential of medicinal plants as ethnoveterinary medicines. The present study was carried out during 2018-2019 to record ethnoveterinary knowledge of the local plants that are being used by the tribal communities of North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. In all, 56 medicinal plant species belonging to 42 families were identified, which were reported to treat 45 different animal diseases. These included 32 herbs, 12 shrubs, and 12 trees. Among the plant families, Asteraceae contributed the most species (5 spp.), followed by Amaranthaceae (4 spp.), Solanaceae (4 species), and Alliaceae, Araceae, and Lamiaceae (2 spp. each). The most common ethnoveterinary applications were documented for the treatment of blood in urine, bone injury, colic, indigestion, postpartum retention, skin diseases, constipation, increased milk production, mastitis, foot, and mouth diseases.
ISSN:2297-1769
2297-1769
DOI:10.3389/fvets.2022.815294