Abstract
The paper deals with 31 species of plants covering 28 genera and 21 families used for curing ringworm by the tribals of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. Fabaceae and Caesalpiniaceae are the dominant families with 3 species each followed by Malvaceae and Oleaceae with 2 species each and others. Habit-wise analysis showed the dominance of shrubs (13) followed by herbs (10), trees (7) and a lone climber. Morphological analysis showed the maximum utilization of leaf in 13 practices followed by root (6), whole plant (4), fruit and stem bark (3 each) and others.
Keywords
Andhra Pradesh, East Godavari District, Ethnomedicine, Ringworm, Tribals