The paper deals with 25 species of plants used by the tribes of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, for curing headaches. Leaf is used in a maximum of 10 practices followed by root and rhizome (4 each), and others.
Active principles, Forehead, Inhalation, Leaf powder, Rhizome paste
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Babu, M.H. and Seetharami Reddi, T.V.V., 2021. Ethnomedicine for headache by the tribes of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 28(1), pp.8-10. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2021-D2402V
Manuscript Received on 11 May 2021
Manuscript Revised on 20 July 2021
Manuscript Accepted on 24 July 2021
Manuscript Published on 30 November 2021
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