Documentation of ethnoveterinary knowledge: Harnessing potential phytotherapy in high mountainous areas of Paddar, District Kishtwar (India)

Background: Most people and livestock producers in rural India continue to rely on traditional medicine for health-care practices. The aim of the present study was document important plant species employed by Paddar treat ailments. Methods: Reconnaissance surveys were conducted from April 2020 September 2021. A total 65 informants (37 men 28 women) interviewed during period. Ethnoveterinary data collected employing semi-structured interviews participatory observations. analyzed using frequency citation (FC) Informant consensus factor (FIC). Results: In total, 43 used 11 diseases. Herbs leading growth forms leaves most parts treatment purposes. Powder form main herbal preparation, oral route administration mode. Aucklandia costus, Skimmia laureola, Picrorhiza kurroa, Rumex nepalensis, Betula utilis frequently cited species. FIC value disease categories ranged 0.93 1. Fourteen gastrointestinal disorders. Conclusion: is first time region. Novel uses reported Achillea millefolium, Berberis lycium, Ototropis elegans, Desmostachya bipinnata, Lablab purpureus, Rheum webbianum, costus. These should be focus phytochemical pharmacological investigation, which might lead creation more effective veterinary drugs. Key words: Livestock disease, Traditional knowledge, Plant resources, Paddar, Jammu Kashmir