Ethnomedicinal plants used by Primitive Nukha Dora tribes of G. Madugula Mandal, Alluri Sitaramaraju District, Andhra Pradesh, India
1 Department of Botany, Govt. Degree College, Seethampeta, Parvathipuram Manyam District, A.P, India.
2 Department of Botany, Dr.V.S.Krishna Govt. Degree College, Visakhapatnam-53004, A.P, India.
3 Department of Botany, St' Ann's Womens College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
4 Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003, A.P, India\
Research Article
World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2023, 14(03), 183–187.
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2023.14.3.0242
Publication history:
Received on 25 April 2023; revised on 10 June 2023; accepted on 13 June 2023
Abstract:
An ethnomedicinal survey was carried out from G. Madugula Mandal, Alluri Sitaramaraju District, Andhra Pradesh, India. For documentation of important ethnomedicinal plants and information from the local Nukha Dora primitive community about their medicinal uses. The traditional knowledge of the Nukha Dora primitive tribe's traditional uses was collected through questionnaires and personal interviews during field trips. The identification and nomenclature of the listed plants were based on the Flora of Andhra Pradesh. A total of 40 plant species belonging to 36 genera and 31 families were identified by a taxonomic description and locally by ethnomedicinal knowledge of people existing in the region.
Keywords:
Ethnomedicinal plants; Nukha Dora primitive tribes; G. Madugula Mandal; Alluri Sitaramaraju District; Andhra Pradesh
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