The paper provides information on the use of plant crude drugs for the treatment of cold and cough by tribal and rural people of East Godavari district (A.P.). The tribals of this area totally depend on the herbal drugs for their primary health care, which is attributed partly to their socio-economic and cultural conditions.
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Manuscript Published on 01 June 2009
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