Medicinal Plants of Bajaur Agency

According to an estimate there are 350000 to 400000 plant species reported across the world in which majority are being used in the treatment of different ailments (Bussmann et al. 2008 2007; Paton et al. 2008; Joppa et al. 2010; Abbasi et al. 2010;). World health organization (WHO) has reported that 80% of the world’s human population in third world countries depends on herbal medicines for their primary health care system (World Health Organization 2003). A number of pharmaceuticals used in the modern day health care systems are of plants’ origin and in most cases inspired by the traditional use (Farnsworth and Soejarto 1991; Newman and Cragg 2012). Published reports are describing the trade of medicinal and aromatic plants as a service with a global value of 60 billion US$ (Hamilton 2006). This value is expected to substantially expend to a larger extent by the year 2050 due to the increasing trend and popularity of herbal medicines (Lange 1997; Al-Quran 2008; Khan et al. 2011).