Abstract
This paper covers Indigenous Knowledge of medicinal plants, its application in Baloch area and its importance in the rural life and impact on the Baloch society. Baloch society possesses rich history and culture of tribalism and nomadism with regard to indigenous knowledge of folklore plants. The uses of medicinal plants are diverse and for the treatment of jaundice, cold, fever, stomachache, headache, diarrhea, gonorrhea, dysentery, eyes and skin diseases, kidney pain, toothache, typhoid, hairfall, abortion purpose, sunstroke, joints pain, swelling of body, purification of blood, constipation, intestinal worms, pimples, chest infection, liver complaints, snake and insect bites, diabetics, high blood pressure, backache problem, birth related troubles, and child diseases. Pupu, one of the main character of this study, centuries old expert in traditional knowledge on useful folk medicines known to the pupu women through experience of ages is usually passed on from generation to generation, developed over time and continuous to make use of it. Pupu women are illiterate in the sense that they have no education except some knowledge of medicinal plants and their usages. Generally, the indigenous knowledge about folklore plants is demolishing, hence further research on these beneficial plants, location identification and composition is required for larger development and conservation of these precious floras. Nobody knows the collection date of all the medicinal plants are being sold in various pansar shops. There are more than 50 medicinal shops in Quetta city. Only pupus are not responsible to bring medicinal knowledge to the end users but hakims are the right practitioner to take care of medicinal herb knowledge for human treatment. There is growing demand for plant-based medicines, health products, food supplements; cosmetics etc in the regional and international markets. It is suggested that their value addition may bring foreign exchange for the country. The transmission of knowledge from folk had been decreasing, however due to involvement ethno botanical research, awareness of local community and overall global trend towards resurgence of transmission of knowledge from herbalist to community will bring modern knowledge to the end users.
Muhammad Panah Baloch, Muhammad Yousuf Marri, Muhammad Afzal Qaisrani, Abdullah Baloch. (2013) PLANTS TREASURES, TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND BALOCH SOCIETY, Balochistan Review, Volume 1, Issue 1.
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