Abstract:

An ethnobotanical project was carried out in Swat valley in order to explore medicinal plants present in the local markets and their medicinal folk uses in the area. It was found that 51 species of medicinal plants belonging to 32 different families makes their way to the main local markets of Mingora and Madyan. Few of these are also traded to national and international markets. The people of Swat use indigenous medicinal plants for curing different ailments and also sell them in the local market for earning their livelihood.