Ethnobotanical survey of Lora valley district Abbottabad [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa], Pakistan

ABSTRACT

The present paper is based on an ethnobotanical research project conducted in Lora Valley and its allied areas. District Abbottabad [Khyber Pakhtunkhwa] Pakistan. The inhabitants of the area used plant species for various purposes such as health care, food, fodder, fuel and shelter. A total of 57 plant species belonging to 35 families were recorded for their ehtnobotanical uses. The ethnomedicinal inventory was developed by botanical name, family name, local name, flowering period, conservation status, part used, and ethnobotanical uses. Plant specimens were collected, identified, preserved, mounted and vouchers were deposited in the Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University Islamabad, for future reference