Abstract
Background: The Shamozai Valley of Swat District is remarkable with various plant treasures. Ethnoveterinary information offers folk remedies for livestock, which are cheaper than standard treatment methods and are readily available. Methods: Different trips were organized for gathering (harvesting) and recording medicinal plants in the area during 2018. A total of 140 local residents were interviewed. Then, the obtained data were evaluated using used value, relative frequency citations, fidelity level, consensus index, and informant consensus factor. Results: In this study, 41 plants were presented, and these plants were used commonly as medication for treating various livestock ailments. The therapeutic plants with most used value were Artemisia scoparia (0.607), Berberis lyceum Royle (0.610), Bromus japonicus (0.491), Avena sativa (0.482), Cannabis sativa L. (0.473), Capsicum annum L. (0.471), Cedrus deodara (0.462), and Chenopodium murale (0.453). On the basis of relative frequency citations values, the most quoted plant species by the indigenous people are Artemisia scoparia (0.760), Berberis lyceum (0.742), Bromus japonicus (0.731), Avena sativa (0.721), and Cannabis sativa L. (0.711). Consensus index percentage showed the highest for Artemisia scoparia (83.109%), followed by Berberis lyceum Royle (80.454%), whereas the ethnomedicinal plant species with most fidelity level were Artemisia scoparia (76.320%), Berberis lyceum Royle (73.403%), Bromus japonicus (72.013%), Avena sativa (71.024%), Cannabis sativa L. (69.322%), Capsicum annum L (68.344%), Cedrus deodara (67.215%), and Chenopodium murale (66.060%) for various disorders. Informant consensus factor ranged from 0.947 to 1.000, whereas different ailments viz. appetite-causing agent, carminative treatment, eye diseases, mouth ulcers, myiasis, pediculosis, septicemia, and tick infestation had maximum informant consensus factor value. Conclusion: The publics of Shamozai are deeply reliant on ethomedicinal plants for treating numerous livestock ailments. Folk information always offers a baseline for further phytochemical and pharmacologic study.