Research Article | Published: 01 March 2010

Plant antidotes from the folklore of Adilabad district, Andhra Pradesh

Nanda Suryanarayana Swamy and T. V. V. Seetharami Reddi

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 17 | Issue: 1 | Page No. 59-62 | 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2010-60S515 | Cite this article

Abstract

The ethnobotanical survey was made during 2006-2008 and information was gathered from medicine men and other knowledgeable persons.

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Swamy, N.S. and Seetharami Reddi, T.V.V., 2010. Plant antidotes from the folklore of Adilabad district, Andhra Pradesh. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 17(1), pp.59-62. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2010-60S515

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Manuscript Published on 01 March 2010

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