Abstract

Majorityof themountaindwellingcommunitieslivingin theHimalayasrelyontraditional herbalmedicinesforprimaryhealthcareneeds.Presentstudywasconductedin fairymead- owsandalliedvalleysin DistrictDiamir,GilgitBaltistanautonomousterritoryin northern Pakistan.Documentationof traditionalmedicinalknowledge(TMK)of localcommunitiesfor thetreatmentof gastrointestinaldisorderswascarriedoutasa componentof a widermed-