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This preliminary study indicated that the locals of Shawar Valley, District Swat use 121 plant species for various purposes. It includes 65 (53.7%) medicinal, 52 (43%) fodder, 31 (25.6%) fire wood, 30 (24.9)%) honey bee, 19 (15.7%) fruit (including 11 wild species), 16 (13%) timber wood, 11 (9%) vegetable (including 6 wild sp.) and 9 (7%) furniture wood species. Three species were used as fish poisoning and two as antilice agents.. Acorus calamus was used antidote for snakebites. Other utilities of the plants included making fences, hedges and agricultural tools. Ecological problems such as erosion, deforestation, over exploitation and overgrazing have promoted deterioration of the area. There is a need for sustainable management of the resources. The commercially grown fruit cash crops and off-season cultivation of vegetable needs encouragement with proper storage and marketing facilities.
Farrukh Hussain, Mohammad Islam and Aqal Zaman. (2006) ETHNOBOTANICAL PROFILE OF PLANTS OF SHAWAR VALLEY, DISTRICT SWAT, PAKISTAN , , Volume 3, Issue 2.
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