Artemisia L. species recognized by the local community of the northern areas of Pakistan as folk therapeutic plants

Dynamic Chiropractic

Muhammad Qasim Hayat¹  Muhammad Ashraf²  Shazia Jabeen³ 

[1] Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.;NUST Center of Virology and Immunology, National University of Science and Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan.;National Center of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar, Pakistan.

关键词: Artemisia;    ethnobotany;    northern areas of Pakistan;    medicinal plants.;   

DOI  :  10.5897/JMPR09.312

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: MPA Media

【 摘 要 】

Due to exclusive ecological conditions, northern areas of Pakistan hosts many species of the genusArtemisiaL. (Asteraceae) of great medicinal importance. In this paper we describe ethnobotanical details concerning with the folk medicinal uses ofArtemisiain northern areas of Pakistan. The indigenous knowledge was obtained through questionnaires and meetings, with the local herbalists and rural community. EightArtemisiaspecies are isolated which are popularly used among local inhabitants as folk therapeutics. These species includeA. absinthium,A. brevifolia,A. dubia,A. japonica,A. maritima,A. moorcroftiana,A. roxburghianaandA. vulgaris.

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