Ethnomedicinal plants used by primitive tribes of Parvathipuram Manyam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
1 Department of Botany, SGA Govt. Degree College, Yellamanchili-531055, A.P, India.
2 Departments of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003, A.P, India.
Research Article
World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2023, 13(02), 203–209.
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2023.13.2.0082
Publication history:
Received on 29December 2022; revised on 12 February 2023; accepted on 14 February 2023
Abstract:
An ethnomedicinal survey was carried out from Parvathipuram Manyam District, Andhra Pradesh, India. For documentation of important ethnomedicinal plants and information from local primitive community about their medicinal uses. The traditional knowledge of primitive tribes traditional uses were collected through questionnaire 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 150 plants species belong to 123 genera and 65 families were identified by taxonomic description and locally by ethnomedicinal knowledge of people existing in the region.
Keywords:
Ethnomedicinal plants; Primitive tribes; Parvathipuram Manyam District; Andhra Prades
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