Ethnobotanical study of Mandi Ahmad Abad, District Okara, Pakistan

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265125
• Publication Date: 2022-04-07T18:07:10Z
• Authors: Mubashrah Munir; Sehrish Sadia; Adnan Khan; Bakht Zareen Rahim; Brian Gagosh Nayyar; Khawaja Shafique ...; Arshad Mahmood Khan; Ishrat Fatima; Rahmatullah Qureshi
• Keywords: Ethnobotany; Jaccard index

This study hypothesized that native people have unique traditional knowledge of plant resources in the rural areas and basic objective was documentation this valuable inheritance. Ethnobotanical data collected from a remote area Mandi Ahmad Abad, Union council number NA-144 Tehsil Depalpur District Okara, Pakistan. A total 94 informants were randomly interviewed to collect about local names species, mode administration, recipes ailments, ethnobotanical uses through semi-structured questionnaire, interviews group discussion methods. The statistically analyzed by calculating use value (UV), frequency citation (FC), relative (RFC), factor informant consensus (FIC), family importance value, (RI). is also compared with literature using Jaccard’s index (JI) for similarity analysis. 126 species belonging 52 families documented. Poaceae (13spp.), Leguminosae (12spp.), Solanaceae (10spp.) Cucurbitaceae dominant families. Highest used (UV = 0.22) obtained Azadirachta indica . minimum (UV) showed Alhagi maurorum , Eclipta prostrata Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Solanum virginianum Trianthema potulacastrum 0.01). Hepatitis, stomach ulcer, bowel disorders, urinary problems, psoriasis, cancer, leucoderma most treated ailments ICF 1, followed leucorrhea (ICF: 0.89), vomiting 0.86). highest (JI 0.329) reported our more similar Arid regions Northern Punjab, novel report concluded medicinal plants decreasing due allopathic medicines. Immediate steps should be taken conservation especially those having properties.