Ethnobotanical documentation of Harike Wildlife Sanctuary (Ramsar Site), Punjab, India: A case study

Background: Harike Wildlife Sanctuary (HWS) is a natural bank of medicinal plants and native flora; therefore regular monitoring required to maintain such diversity. The objective the present study document used by local people settled around HWS besides develop systematic record traditionally plants. Methods: data was collected with help semi-structured questionnaire following snowball sampling method. People some knowledge were targeted for gathering information. To confirm plant availability identification, various field surveys conducted along informants across habitat types within Sanctuary. Besides harvest time different wild mentioned database prepared useful Results: A total 85 species from 79 genera 51 families treatment 40 health ailments. Leaves (25% species) are most part decoction (19 method preparation drug, while frequent administration drug oral (85% species). ethnobotanical indices like Use Value, Relative Importance Fidelity Level (FL) each have been derived primary dataset. Conclusion: Even though area also has access contemporary healthcare services, found that numerous utilized treat wide range medical conditions. By creating an effective plan, current may preserve aromatic Keywords: Harike-wetland, Ethnobotany, Level, Medicinal plants, Punjab