Medicinal plants used by Khondu tribes of Dumbriguda Mandal, Alluri Sitaramaraju district, Andhra Pradesh, India
1 Department of Botany, St' Ann's Womens Degree College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.
2 Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam-530003, A.P, India.
Research Article
World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 2023, 14(03), 171–176.
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2023.14.3.0240
Publication history:
Received on 25 April 2023; revised on 10 June 2023; accepted on 13 June 2023
Abstract:
We conducted an ethnomedical survey among Khondu tribal residents living in Dumbriguda Mandal, Alluri Sitaramaraju district, Andhra Pradesh. According to the ethnomedicinal survey, a total of 78 species of plants belonging to 73 genera and 45 families have been identified. Various traditional healers, tribal doctors, and old women of the tribal society were interviewed for this research. In the present study, 78 species were used to treat 37 different ailments/diseases, either individually or in combination. In the study, plants were used in unusual ways by the tribal people, demonstrating the revival of interest in traditional medicine.
Keywords:
Medicinal plants; Khondu tribes; Dumbriguda Mandal; Alluri Sitaramaraju District
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