Traditional and cultural uses of medicinal plant species in the flora of Kuz Abakhel, for the treatment of various ailments

The rural and cultural life style of indigenous people of Kuz Abakhel is urging them in touch to folk medicines for treatment of various ailments. Seventy-four plant species were documented that were used by the local people for the treatment of different ailments. These plants were commonly used as an ethno medicine against 49 major different disorders, out of which most commonly happened were; Anemia Anesthetics, unconsciousness, Anoxia etc. The principal medicinal plants with maximum used values were Aesculus indica (Wall.ex Comb) Hook.f (0.998), Ajuga bracteosa (0.996). RFC values; the maximum quoted medicinal plant species by the indigenous drivers are A. indica (RFCs = 0.999), A. bracteosa (0.996), Ajuga niponsis (0.994), Allium cepa (0.993) whereas maximum respondents %age was observed for the same plant species examined through consensus index, the (CI% = 90.84%) was for Aesculus indica and A. bracteosa. The medicinal plant species A. indica mentioned 100% for hepatitis. The diseases like. Anemia, Anesthetics and unconsciousness, Anoxia, Anti-dandruff, Antispasmodic, Arthritis, Body coldness and sexual tonic, Eye disease, Gonorrhea, Infertility, Mouth ulcer, Myiasis, Nerve tonic, Pain killer, Refrigerant, Rheumatism, Septicemia, Throat pain, Toothache, had highest FIC value due to depiction by only a single plant taxa/specie (Nt = 1). The current study exposed the significance to compose and offer a list of all the possible plants that are used in folk and ethnic medicinal practices against various ailments in the unexplored area of Kuz Abakhel and to demonstrate the important medicinal plants for future phytochemical and pharmacological research.