The paper deals with 40 species of plants covering 38 genera and 27 families used by the tribals of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh for stomach ache. Ten practices were found to be new or less known.
Andhra Pradesh, Ethnomedicine, Stomach ache, Visakhapatnam district, Tribes
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Babu, M.H. and Seetharami Reddi, T.V.V., 2018. Ethnomedicine for Stomach Ache by the Tribes of Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 25(1), pp.27-30. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2018-4K8N7C
Manuscript Published on 25 March 2018
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