Medicinal Plants of the Northern Himalayas, Pakistan: Pakistan

Medicinal Plants of the Northern Himalayas, Pakistan documents 211 medicinal plant species used by local communities across Dir Upper, Dir Lower, Swat, Buner, Malakand, and adjacent districts. For each species, it provides systematic ethnobotanical and botanical data including English, local, and scientific names, family, habit, distribution, parts used, traditional uses, chemical constituents, morphology, and conservation status. Compiled from field surveys, herbarium records, and literature, the book links traditional knowledge with phytochemical and pharmacological potential while highlighting species threatened by overharvesting and habitat loss. It serves as a practical reference for researchers, practitioners, students, and conservationists working on sustainable utilization, biodiversity conservation, and plant-based therapeutics in the Northern Himalayas.