2020
DOI: 10.32859/era.20.12.1-19
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Indigenous Knowledge and Medicinal Significance of Seasonal Weeds of District Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan

Abstract: Background: Most of the medicinal plants are available as wild or weeds in the world including Pakistan. It was reported by many researchers that Pakistan is rich with medicinal flora based upon the surveys conducted in the Northern areas but still there are some areas other than Northern parts in Pakistan that has not been studied so far. There is a need to explore the medicinal flora from neglected area where most of the people still rely on local medicinal plants to cure their diseases by means of indigenou… Show more

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“…Achyranthes aspera, Amaranthus viridis, Anagallis arvensis, Avena sativa, Chenopodium album, Chenopodium murale, Cichorium intybus, Cirsium arvense, Convolvulus arvensis, Cyperus rotundus and Digitaria bicornis that have not been documented earlier in Toba Tek Singh District, Pakistan. Similarly, Rehman et al [2] reported 32 families of weeds and showed the significance of seasonal weeds growing in Gujrat District, Pakistan against many diseases by local inhabitants. Muhammad et al [14] described the weeds of wheat crop that had great significance in the treatment of various diseases in Tehsil Gojra, Pakistan.…”
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“…Achyranthes aspera, Amaranthus viridis, Anagallis arvensis, Avena sativa, Chenopodium album, Chenopodium murale, Cichorium intybus, Cirsium arvense, Convolvulus arvensis, Cyperus rotundus and Digitaria bicornis that have not been documented earlier in Toba Tek Singh District, Pakistan. Similarly, Rehman et al [2] reported 32 families of weeds and showed the significance of seasonal weeds growing in Gujrat District, Pakistan against many diseases by local inhabitants. Muhammad et al [14] described the weeds of wheat crop that had great significance in the treatment of various diseases in Tehsil Gojra, Pakistan.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 94%
“…All the plants documented in this area showed many values for different pharmacological attributes which have been also observed in the past. Rehman et al [2] observed that the most common medicinal plant used by local people was Cichorium intybus which had a 100% FL value when used as a liver tonic and blood purifier. Highest 0.76 ICF values were noted against stomach, gastric, intestinal and digestive problems.…”
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