Ethnobotanical study of some medicinal plants of union council Bangoin, Tehsil Rawalakot, AJ&K
Keywords:
Bangoin, Ethnobotanical, Rawalakot, Medicinal Plants, DiseasesAbstract
Ethnobotanical study was carried out in five villages of the Union Council Bangion Tehsil Rawalakot, Azad Kashmir Pakistan. In the present study 26 plant species from 19 families were being used by the local peoples of the area. The maximum number of species was belonging to family Lamiaceae. These medicinal plants are used to treat various diseases. Local name of the plant, flowering period, habitat, status, par used and diseases treated were recorded.
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