Evaluation of Informant Consensus Factor of Medicinal Plants Used in Shamozai Valley SWAT, KPK, Pakistan
Shariat Ullah1, Noor Muhammad2
Citation : Shariat Ullah,Noor Muhammad, Evaluation of Informant Consensus Factor of Medicinal Plants Used in Shamozai Valley SWAT, KPK, Pakistan International Journal of Medicinal Plants and Natural Products 2018 ,4(2) : 1-7
In the current study sixty one (61) plants were documented belonging to thirty eight (38) families used for curing twelve (12) different categories of human related ailments. There was countless agreement among the informers concerning medicinal uses of plants with Informants Consensus Factor (ICF) value ranging from 0.816 to 0.983, with an average value of 0.942. The study revealed that most of the informants agreed with application of Cannabis sativa to cure common pain (ICF 0.983) that showed the highest fidelity level (100%). The result also depicted that Cannabis sativa might be cast off for the improvement of new, cheap, effective, and eco-friendly herbal formulations for healthcare management.