Exploration of Traditional Knowledge of wild plants of Sarsala and its adjoining areas, District Bhimber, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

The present study deals with the ethnobotanical exploration of the wild plants of Sarsala, District Bhimber, AJK. The ethnobotanical data was collected by interviewing 72 local informants, including herbal dealers and inhabitants of the study area. So, total 62 wild plant species belonging to 22 families were found. The data collected, was further analyzed and tabulated showing botanical, common names, families and parts of plant used. The habit of plants includes 53% herbs, 17.7% shrubs, 11.2% trees, 3.22% climbers, 11.2% grasses and 3.22% ferns. Plants having single usage were 37%, 34% doubleusage and 33% multiple-usage. The recipes are in the form in the form of paste, decoction, infusion and extract. The higher number of medical plants recorded, perhaps indicated the rich plant diversity of the area. Thus the native flora of study area needs its preservation.