Research Article | Published: 10 June 2019

Ethnomedicine for stomach ache by the Tribes of Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh

Ravi Ratna Manjula and T. V. V. Seetharami Reddi

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 26 | Issue: 2 | Page No. 85-88 | 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2019-1VRH54 | Cite this article

Abstract

The paper deals with 27 species of plants used by the tribes of Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh, for curing stomach ache. Capparis brevispina and17 practices were found to be less known.

Keywords

Ethnomedicine, Stomach ache, Koya, Gond, Khammam district; Andhra Pradesh

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Manjula, R.R. and Seetharami Reddi, T.V.V., 2019. Ethnomedicine for stomach ache by the Tribes of Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 26(2), pp.85-88. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2019-1VRH54

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Manuscript Published on 10 June 2019

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