Vernacular Taxonomy, Cultural and Ethnopharmacological Applications of Avian and Mammalian Species in the Vicinity of Ayubia National Park, Himalayan Region
Sayda Maria Bashir,
Muhammad Altaf,
Tanveer Hussain,
Muhammad Umair,
Muhammad Majeed,
Wali Muhammad Mangrio,
Arshad Mahmood Khan,
Allah Bakhsh Gulshan,
M. Haroon Hamed,
Sana Ashraf,
Muhammad Shoaib Amjad,
Rainer W. Bussmann,
Arshad Mehmood Abbasi,
Ryan Casini,
Abed Alataway,
Ahmed Z. Dewidar,
Mohamed Al-Yafrsi,
Mahmed H. Amin,
Hosam O. Elansary
Affiliations
Sayda Maria Bashir
Department of Zoology, Women’s University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Bagh 12500, Pakistan
Muhammad Altaf
Department of Forestry, Range and Wildlife Management, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
Tanveer Hussain
Department of Forestry, Range and Wildlife Management, The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur 63100, Pakistan
Muhammad Umair
College of Chemistry and Life Sciences, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua 321004, China
Muhammad Majeed
Department of Botany, University of Gujrat, Hafiz Hayat Campus, Gujrat 50700, Punjab, Pakistan
Wali Muhammad Mangrio
Department of Zoology, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Shah Abdul Latif University, Khairpur 66111, Pakistan
Arshad Mahmood Khan
Department of Botany, Government Hashmat Ali Islamia Associate College Rawalpindi, Rawalpindi 46300, Pakistan
Allah Bakhsh Gulshan
Department of Botany, Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan 32200, Punjab, Pakistan
M. Haroon Hamed
Department of Zoology, Wildlife and Fisheries, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Pakistan
Sana Ashraf
Department of Zoology, University of Lahore, Sargodha 40100, Pakistan
Muhammad Shoaib Amjad
Department of Botany, Women’s University of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Bagh 12500, Pakistan
Rainer W. Bussmann
Department of Ethnobotany, Institute of Botany and Bakuriani Alpine Botanical Garden, Ilia State University, 0105 Tbilisi, Georgia
Arshad Mehmood Abbasi
Department of Environment Sciences, COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus, Abbottabad 22060, Pakistan
Ryan Casini
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, 2121 Berkeley Way, Berkeley, CA 94704, USA
Abed Alataway
Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water Chair, Prince Sultan Institute for Environmental, Water and Desert Research, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Z. Dewidar
Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water Chair, Prince Sultan Institute for Environmental, Water and Desert Research, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Mohamed Al-Yafrsi
Department of Plant Production, College of Food & Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Mahmed H. Amin
Department of Plant Production, College of Food & Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Hosam O. Elansary
Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water Chair, Prince Sultan Institute for Environmental, Water and Desert Research, King Saud University, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Numerous investigations on plant ethnomedicinal applications have been conducted; however, knowledge about the medicinal use of wild animals is still limited. This present study is the second on the medicinal and cultural meaning of avian and mammalian species used by the population in the surrounding area of the Ayubia National Park, KPK, Pakistan. Interviews and meetings were compiled from the participants (N = 182) of the study area. The relative frequency of citation, fidelity level, relative popularity level, and rank order priority indices were applied to analyze the information. Overall, 137 species of wild avian and mammalian species were documented. Of these, 18 avian and 14 mammalian species were utilized to treat different diseases. The present research showed noteworthy ethno-ornithological and ethno-mammalogical knowledge of local people and their connection with fauna, which might be useful in the sustainable utilization of the biological diversity of the Ayubia National Park, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Furthermore, in vivo and/or in vitro examination of the pharmacological activities of species with the highest fidelity level (FL%) as well as frequency of mention (FM) might be important for investigations on faunal-based new drugs.
