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This chapter includes complete inventory of 100 medicinal plant species belonging to 3 genera, 3 species and 3 families of pteridiophytes, 2 genera, 3 species and 1 family of gymnosperms, 11 genera 12 species and 7 families of angiosperms (monocots), 71 genera, 82 species and 52 families of angiosperms (dicots). Complete profile of individual medicinal plant i.e. botanical name, family, vernacular name, flowering period, status, part/parts used, habit, habitat, distribution, description, medicinal uses (collection, recipes and diseases cured), ethnobotanical uses and phytochemicals is provided.

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Abbasi, A.M., Khan, M.A., Ahmad, M., Zafar, M. (2012). Medicinal Plants Inventory. In: Medicinal Plant Biodiversity of Lesser Himalayas-Pakistan. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1575-6_3

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