The Shopian district is floristically very rich having both deciduous and evergreen forests which harbors wide range of biological biodiversity. The tribals of the area are GujjarandBakerwals. Paharisand shepherds (Chopans) also have living habits more or less like thetribals. They have many things common to each other. These tribals and some local people have been traditionally using native plants for the alleviation of several ailments. These people either cannot afford costly mode of treatment or have a firm faith in their own remedies whether Allopathic, Ayurvedic or Unani. In the present paper 35 selected medicinal plant species, used extensively by local people and tribal communities have been screened qualitatively to find out their ethnomedicinal properties. The listing includes botanical names, family, local names, part used, used for and mode of application.
