The paper deals with 42 species of plants used by the tribals of Adilabad district, Andhra Pradesh, for curing cold and cough. 25 practices were found to be new or less known.
Adilabad District, Andhra Pradesh, Cold and Cough, Ethnomedicine,Tribals, Gond Tribe, Kolam Tribe, Koya Tribe, Lambada Tribe, Manne Tribe, Naikpod Tribe, Pradhan Tribe, Thotie Tribe and Yerukala Tribe
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Swamy, N.S. and Seetharami Reddi, T.V.V., 2017. Ethnomedicine for Cold and Cough by the Tribals of Adilabad District, Andhra Pradesh. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 24(4), pp.235-238. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2017-GMZC0N
Manuscript Published on 22 December 2017
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