Medicinal value and taxonomic study of Euphorbiaceae from Dir upper Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Pakistan

Twelve species and five genera of Euphorbiaceae are described and recorded. Compare all the genera and species with one another based on similarities and differences. All the species are identified with the help of morphological characters and drawn a taxonomic key based on these characters. All the species collected in the study area is a new record from District Dir. Furthermore, the medicinal value of the selected plant species was also checked through questioner from the local people of the study area. The local people use these plants for different therapeutics purposes i.e. antimicrobial, anticancer, antioxidant, antiplasmodial, antidiabetes, anthelmintic and phytotoxic activity, etc.