Research Article | Published: 01 September 2016

Ethnomedicine for Bites by the Tribes of Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh

B.V.A. Ramarao Naidu and T. V. V. Seetharami Reddi

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 23 | Issue: 3 | Page No. 153-156 | 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2016-32L452 | Cite this article

Abstract

The paper deals with 46 species of plants covering 44 genera and 34 families used for curing bites by the tribes of Srikakulam district, Andhra Pradesh. Cucurbitaceae is the dominant family with 4 species followed by Fabaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Mimosaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Verbenaceae, Apocynaceae, Loganiaceae, Menispermaceae, Euphorbiaceae with 2 species each and others. Herbs are more (16) followed by trees (11), shrubs (10), climbers (8) and a lone liane. Root is involved in 13 practices followed by whole plant (9), leaf (8), stem bark and seed (6 each), root bark (5) and others.  For snake bite 23 species are exclusively used followed by 8 for scorpion sting, 4 for scorpion and snake bite, 3 each for dog bite and dog and snake bites, 2 for insect bite and others.  Crotalaria laburnifolia and 7 practices were found to be new.

Keywords

Andhra Pradesh, Bites, Ethnomedicine, Tribes, Srikakulam District

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Naidu, B.R. and Seetharami Reddi, T.V.V., 2016. Ethnomedicine for Bites by the Tribes of Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 23(3), pp.153-156. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2016-32L452

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Manuscript Published on 01 September 2016

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