International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Biological Sciences 2278 - 3202 5 7 2016 07 10 Ethno-Medicinal Inventory of Khanpur Valley and Some Archeological Sites Reflecting Ancient Gandhara Civilization, District Haripur, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan 68 84 EN S.R.* Sarmah 1 Mycology and Microbiology Department, Tocklai Tea Research Institute (TTRI), Tea Research Association (TRA), Jorhat 785008, Assam, India P. Dutta 2 Mycology and Microbiology Department, Tocklai Tea Research Institute (TTRI), Tea Research Association (TRA), Jorhat 785008, Assam, India P.N. Bhattacharyya 3 Mycology and Microbiology Department, Tocklai Tea Research Institute (TTRI), Tea Research Association (TRA), Jorhat 785008, Assam, India B. Payeng 4 Mycology and Microbiology Department, Tocklai Tea Research Institute (TTRI), Tea Research Association (TRA), Jorhat 785008, Assam, India A.J. Tanti 5 Mycology and Microbiology Department, Tocklai Tea Research Institute (TTRI), Tea Research Association (TRA), Jorhat 785008, Assam, India Trune Pao Ngakhainii 1 Department of Environmental Studies, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, Meghalaya, India Krishna Upadhaya 2 Department of Basic Sciences and Social Sciences, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, Meghalaya, India Mir Aabid Hussain 3 Department of Environmental Studies, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong-793022, Meghalaya, India Dinesh M.D.1* 1 Department of Microbiology, Pazhassiraja College, Pulpally, Wayanad, Kerala, India Prasanta Nanda 1 Department of Zoology, D.N. Government College, Itanagar, Arunachalpradesh, India-791113 Shyam K.* Pun 1 Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal Mahendra Maharjan 2 Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal Koushik Dutta* 1 Department of Environmental Science, Sambhu Nath College, Labpur, Birbhum, W.B., India Apurba Ratan Ghosh 2 Department of Environmental Science, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan, W.B., India Anup Kumar Sarkar 1 Department of Botany, Prasanna Deb Women’s College, Jalpaiguri, West Bengal-735101, India Tanuja Khatun 1 Tanuja Khatun- ICMR virus Unit Kolkata-700 010, West Bengal, India Anindya Sundar Panja 2 Anindya Sundar Panja-Vidyasagar University, West Bengal, India Rajendra Prasad Chatterjee 3 Rajendra Prasad Chatterjee- ICMR virus Unit Kolkata-700 010, West Bengal, India Shyamalendu Chatterjee* 4 Shyamalendu Chatterjee- ICMR virus Unit Kolkata-700 010, West Bengal, India Zeeshan Siddique* 1 Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Haripur, Haripur, KPK, Pakistan Sobia Nisa 2 Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Haripur, Haripur, KPK, Pakistan Mujtaba Shah Ghulam 3 Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra, KPK, Pakistan Abdullah Khan 4 Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Haripur, Haripur, KPK, Pakistan Muhammad Mohiuddin 5 COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Abbottabad, Pakistan > Research Paper 2016 6 16 2016 07 10 An ethnomedicinal inventory was carried out during 2012-2013 in Khanpur Valley and some archeological sites reflecting ancient Gandhara civilization, District Haripur, Pakistan. Data pertaining to ethnomedicinal uses and folk recipes of local plants was collected through questionnaires and interviews during field visits. For the purpose local people including men, women, children, knowledgeable persons (Hakims/Pansaries/Traditional healers/ Herdsmen) were approached. As a result 61 important medicinal plants species belonging to 43 families including 20 trees, 18 shrubs, 21 herbs, 1 grass and 1 climber, along with folk medicinal recipes were documented. Detailed information pertaining to botanical name, local name, family, part used, active chemical constituent and ethno-medicinal recipes were also tabulated. The study indicated that medicinal plants of Khanpur Valley are under severe pressure due to deforestation, over grazing, over exploitation and subsequent fires. As a result valuable medicinal plants are getting depleted with alarming rate. Plant specimens collected were identified, preserved, mounted and voucher was deposited at the Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Haripur, KPK, Pakistan for future references. Copyright@ International Science Community Association