Herba Polonica (Mar 2020)

Ethnobotanical knowledge and folk medicinal significance of the flora of district Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan

  • Ali Syed Saqib,
  • Hussain Khalid,
  • Nawaz Khalid,
  • Bhatti Khizar Hayat,
  • Bashir Zobia,
  • Nazeer Arifa,
  • Arif Usman,
  • Jafar Sana,
  • Siddiqi Ejaz Hussain

DOI
https://doi.org/10.2478/hepo-2020-0004
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 66, no. 1
pp. 37 – 51

Abstract

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Introduction: Medicinal plants are the natural source of medicines used in treatment of many diseases among local communities of various countries. It is also the raw material for the pharmaceutical industry. Pakistan is a country with a variety of medicinal plants, comprehensively studied in some areas, while others still need more studies of their flora.

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