Ethnomedicinal Uses of Plants for the treatment of various ailments in District Kech, Balochistan

Abstract

People utilize medicinal plants for a range of medical purposes in many different places of the world. The objective of this study was to record the uses of plants in medicine for a range of ailments in the Kech (Turbat) district of Balochistan. Five hundred and twenty-five resident’s twenty percent were traditional healers which were questioned using closed-ended, open-ended, semi-structured, and structured interviews. Women have contributed more knowledge since, for the most part, they are the primary caregivers for their families and kids. Using 100 species from 55 families, the native people lived. Scientific names, place names, voucher numbers, family names, life forms, medicinal uses of plants and plant parts, sickness remedies, preparation techniques, frequency citations (FC), relative frequency citations (RFC), use reports, and use values were all noted. The Lamiaceae family had the greatest number of species, 26. Medicinal plants were employed to treat 14 different disease categories in the current investigation. 100% fidelity values were estimated for six plant species: Lawsonia inermis L., Punica granite L., Phoenix acaulis Roxb., Trigonella anguina Delile, and Zataria multiflora Boiss. The two plants with the highest RFC values, Phoenix acaulis Roxb and Punica granatum L., were given 0.29 and 0.2. Most plants used to treat problems of the digestive system belong to the group of 14 types. 100% fidelity values were estimated for six plant species: Lawsonia inermis L., Punica granatum L., Phoenix acaulis Roxb., Trigonella anguina Delile, and Zataria multiflora Boiss. The two plants with the highest RFC values, Phoenix acaulis Roxb and Punica granatum L., were given 0.29 and 0.2. Most plants used to treat problems of the digestive system belong to the group of forty types. Dermatological disorders and different ailment groups had the highest ICF values (1.0). Citrullus colocynthis (L) had the greatest use value (0.75 UV). Phoenix acaulis Roxb had the highest RFC value, at 0.29. Herbal remedies come in two varieties: domesticated plants and untamed varieties. The plant's leaves were frequently used in traditional herbal remedies due to their abundance of bioactive secondary metabolites. In district Kech (Turbat), infusion was the most popular method of preparing herbal remedies. Because Ocimum basilicum L (10 UR) is so widely known among the aboriginal people, it was the shrub that was used most frequently. Research indicates that although the natives continue to use medicinal herbs, urbanization is erasing their traditional knowledge.