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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/14384| Title: | Ethnomedicinal Investigation of Phytomedicines among the local communities of Arid areas of Pakistan |
| Authors: | Mushtaq, Ahmad Muhammad, Zafar Ajab, Khan Mir Shazia, Sultana Mujtaba, Shah Ghulam Jan, Gul |
| Keywords: | Ethnomedicinal;Phytomedicines;Arid areas;Pakistan |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2012 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int.Cl.8:A61K 36/00, A01D 11/18, A01D 14/08, A01D 17/01, A01D 17/07, A01D 4/04, A01D 4/34, A01D 6/00, A01D 16/02 |
| Abstract: | The investigation on phytomedicine was conducted in order to asses the traditional uses and exact distribution of medicinal flora of arid areas of Pakistan. It was found that in a total of 59 plant species belonging to 50 genera and 30 families are reported to be used for different diseases as asthma, piles, cancer, skin diseases, as astringent, spermatorrhea, as refrigerant and diabetes. It was investigated that conservation of medicinally important plants and traditional folk knowledge is necessary in order to save them from extinction. |
| Page(s): | 436-446 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJTK Vol.11(3) [July 2012] |
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