Importance of Ethnomedicinal Flora of Sarai Alamgir (Boundary Side of River Jhelum) District Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan

Several medicinally important plants have been used historically as one of the vital source of food for communities. Still the human beings considerably dependent of plants which are significantly used as drugs sources. Various studies on medicinal plants have been conceded throughout the world that revealed the traditional knowledge of local communities about the medicinal practices accompanied with the help of plants. Commercially, most of the allopathic drugs are also obtained from medicinalplants. Mostly, the roots and barks of medicinal plants are abundantly used as curing agents; it is greater threats to the sustainability of medicinally important plants. Inhabitants of diverse geographical zones use different plant parts as drug source for the treatment of various ailments that varies the traditional use of plants. Only a single herb can be used for the curing of various types of diseases either in animals as well as human beings.

Sarai Alamgir is one among the three tehsils of district Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan. The name of Sarai Alamgir is on the name of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb Alamgir who make sarai (resting place) there during his journey. It is situated on the eastern bank of River Jhelum and covers about575 Km2. It is located at 32°54’00’’N 73°45’00’’E in the Gujrat district in the north of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It lies at 232 m (761 ft) above sea level. The district has a moderate climate. During the summer, temperatures can reach 45°C (113°F) for short periods. Winter months are mild, temperatures rarely falling below 2°C (36 °F). Sarai Alamgir is located south of Jhelum City, which lies across the river Jhelum. To the west of Sarai are the cities Mirpure and Bhimber. Mandi Bahauddin and Rasul are located to the east of Sarai Alamgir.