Abstract

The present study was carried out to extract ethnobotanical data through interview, using semi-structured questionnaire and personal observation in Tehsil Takht-e-Nasratti, District Karak, Khyber Pakhtun khawa, Pakistan. We documented the use of 161 plants belonging to 57 families including 22 trees, 23 shrubs, 104 herbs, 9 grasses and 3 parasite species in present investigation. The locals used 118 (73.3%) species as folk medicinal plants, 114 (70.8%) fodder species, 47 (26.7%) fuel species, 16 (9.94 %) timber woods, 23 (14.3 %) vegetable species, 50 (31.06%) veterinary use plants and 90 (55.9%) honey bee species. The fruit plants included 33 (20.5%) species, 17 (10.6%) species were used for making agricultural tools, 19 (11.8%) species were used for fencing field borders and 18 (11.18%) were used for making furniture. Poaceae and Asteraceae were the most important families in the area. The area was investigated for the first time, and information about the traditional remedies with special reference to their medicinal uses were collected and documented before they were lost. From the economic and botanical point of view, the study area has great potentiality.

Key words: Ethnobotany, conservation, medicinal and honey bee flora, Takht-e-Nasratti.