Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used by the Tribes of Nalamalai Forests
Yirivinti Hayagreeva Dinakar
Citation : Yirivinti Hayagreeva Dinakar, Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used by the Tribes of Nalamalai Forests International Journal of Medicinal Plants and Natural Products 2018 ,4(1) : 19-21
India is known for its rich tradition in all aspects and in medicines too. An Ethnobotanical study was performed in some parts of Nallamala forests and the information regarding traditional medicines and their way of usage was collected along with dose etc with the help of standard questionnaire and some information is also taken from internet sources .The information for treating 20 ailments were collected which include diabetes, syphilis, insect bites etc. The plants belong to wide range of families ap proximately of 17 families .Of all the information on plants collected leaves are most widely used part and for most of the diseases the juice of the leaves are given orally, while some include application on skin, application on eyes etc.The current study deals with the uses of different traditional medicine by the tribals of nallamala forest for treating different ailments.