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Indigenous knowledge of zootherapeutic use among the people of Hazara division Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

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Title Statement Indigenous knowledge of zootherapeutic use among the people of Hazara division Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
 
Added Entry - Uncontrolled Name Ullah, Irfan ; Department of Biological Science, Karakoram International University, Ghizer Campus, 15200, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan
Shoukat, Aeiman ; Department of Zoology, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan
Khan, Muhammad Fiaz; Department of Zoology, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan
Shah, Ghulam Mujtaba; Department of Botany, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan
Tabassam, Sadia ; Department of Zoology, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan
Sajid, Muhammad ; Department of Biochemistry, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan
Siddique, Hafza ; Department of Botany, Hazara University, Mansehra, Pakistan
Badshah, Khan Dil; Government Postgraduate College Haripur, Pakistan
 
Uncontrolled Index Term Ethnozoology; Hazara region; KPK; Pakistan; Zootherapy
 
Summary, etc. <p class="Abstract">The various animals and plant species, their parts, and products are being used in traditional health care and cultural practices but the use of animals, their parts and products have rarely recorded especially in Pakistan. This study investigated and documented animal species used by traditional residents for treatments in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Hazara area of Pakistan. A field survey conducted in 2017-2018 in 6 districts of the Hazara region. A total of 63 animal species belonging to 47 families were reported for their ethnozoological importance including Mammals 33%, Birds 25%, Arthropods 17%, Reptiles 8%, Fishes 6%, Mollusks 3%, Annelids 3% Platyhelminthes and Amphibians 2% respectively. Out of 63 animals, 59 have medicinal importance and used to treat different human diseases. The most used animal species to treat various human ailments in Hazara region were includes <em>Ovisaries </em>(sheep), <em>Portunessanguinolentus</em> crab),<em> Capra aegagrushircus </em>(goat), <em>Columba liviadomestica </em>(pigeon), <em>Bubalusbubalis </em>(Buffalo) and <em>Apiscerana </em>(honey bee) and most used body parts include fats, meat, blood, milk, feces, urine, honey, tusk, feathers and shell. This ethnozoology study can play an important role in the biodiversity and conservation of animal species in the study area, laying the foundation for drug development.</p> <p class="Abstract"><strong><br /></strong></p>
 
Publication, Distribution, Etc. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge (IJTK)
2020-10-07 12:13:07
 
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Data Source Entry Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge (IJTK); ##issue.vol## 19, ##issue.no## 3 (2020): Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge
 
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