Table 2.

Most common medicinal plant species of Bahawalpur District with their use values, relative frequency citation, and family importance value.

Name of plant	Family name	Common name	Plant part used	Preparation method	Life form	Therapeutic effects	UR	FC	UV	RFC	FIV
Justicia adhatoda BP01	Acanthaceae	Malabar nut	Leaves	Extract, paste, ash, powder, decoction	Shrub	Asthma, cough, sore throat, tuberculosis	2	9	0.67	0.05	4.86
Achyranthes aspera BP02	Amaranthaceae	Puthkanda	Root	Decoction, powder, extract, paste, ash	Herb	Asthma, bronchitis, cold, cough, pneumonia	4	1	0.7	0.01	0.54
Mangifera indica BP03	Anacardiaceae	Mango	Bark, leaves	Juice, paste infusion, extract	Tree	Sore throat	1	11	0.86	0.06	5.95
Foeniculum vulgare BP04	Apiaceae	Fennel	Seeds and leaves, flower	Decoction, powder, extract, paste, ash	Herb	Respiratory disorder cold, cough	4	12	0.65	0.06	6.49
Phoenix dactylifera BP05	Arecaceae	Date palm	Fruit	Decoction, extract, powder	Tree	Bronchial infection	2	7	0.59	0.04	3.78
Cordia obliqua BP06	Boraginaceae	Lasora	Fruit, leaves	Powder, extract	Tree	Dry cough, tuberculosis	3	7	0.61	0.04	3.78
Onosma bracteatum BP07	Boraginaceae	Gaozaban	Fruit, leaves	Extract, decoction, infusion	Herb	Respiratory tract infection, influenza	4	9	0.32	0.05	4.86
Glycyrrhiza glabra BP08	Fabaceae	Liquorice	Roots	Decoction, extract, paste	Herb	Asthma, cough, pneumonia	2	12	0.89	0.06	6.49
Thymus vulgaris BP09	Lamiaceae	Thyme	Leaves, flower	Decoction, powder, extract, paste, ash	Shrub	Bronchitis, whooping cough	3	8	0.54	0.04	4.32
Mentha piperita BP10	Lamiaceae	Peppermint	Leaves, stem	Juice, paste infusion, extract	Herb	Cough, sore throat, influenza	2	14	0.9	0.08	7.57
Hyssopus officinalis BP11	Lamiaceae	Zoofa	Herb	Decoction, extract, powder	Shrub	Cough	2	5	0.5	0.03	2.7
Abelmoschus esculentus L. BP12	Malvaceae	Okra	Seed fruit	Powder	Herb	Asthma	2	8	0.63	0.04	4.32
Acacia arabica BP13	Mimosaceae	Kiker	Fruit and leaves	Decoction, extract, powder	Tree	Bronchitis, cold tonsillitis	4	10	0.91	0.05	5.41
Ficus religiosa BP14	Papilionaceae	Peepal	Fruit, leaves	Extract, paste, ash	Tree	Asthma, tuberculosis	1	9	0.68	0.05	4.86
Ziziphus vulgaris BP15	Rhamnaceae	Anab	Fruit, leaves	Extract, decoction, infusion	Shrub	Cough and cold, influenza	3	3	0.29	0.02	1.62
Withania somnifera BP16	Solanaceae	Ashwagandha	Roots	Decoction extract	Herb	Asthma, bronchitis	4	14	0.87	0.08	7.57
Phyla nodiflora BP17	Verbenaceae	Cape weed	Whole plant	Infusion	Herb	Asthma, influenza	2	6	0.57	0.03	3.24
Viola odorata BP18	Violaceae	Banafsha	Stem, root	Extract, decoction, infusion	Herb	Respiratory disorders	3	12	0.85	0.06	6.49
Curcuma longa BP19	Zingiberaceae	Turmeric	Underground stem	Extract, decoction, infusion	Herb	Pulmonary infection, tuberculosis	4	6	0.57	0.03	3.24
Zingiber officinale BP20	Zingiberaceae	Ginger	Stem	Juice, paste infusion, extract	Herb	Cold, cough and throat infection, influenza	2	15	0.91	0.08	8.11