Abstract:
The aim of this study was to record medicinal use of native plants by the inhabitants of the study area. Thirty nine plant
species belonging to 32 genera and 22 families were documented having medicinally important and are being used by the
local people for treating their various diseases. Generally, 25 different ailments were treated from the reported species. Most
of the reported taxa were used as tonic (13%), followed by diarrhea (9.2%), wound healing (7.41%), constipation, cooling
agent, cough and throat pain (5.56% each). In addition, four plant species were used to treat fracture, stomach problems and
fever of livestock. Fabaceae contributed significant number of species (7 spp.), followed by Asclepiadaceae, Asteraceae &
Zygophyllaceae (3 spp. each), Capparaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Rhamnaceae, Scrophulariaceae, Tamaricaceae
and Tiliaceae (2 spp. each), while 9 families represented by single species. For each species, botanical name, family, habit,
local name, part(s) used and ethnomedicinal uses are provided in this paper.
