An ethnobotanical survey was conducted in North-Coastal Andhra Pradesh during 2008-2010. A total of 17 plant species covering 13 genera of the family Apocynaceae being extensively used for curing various human ailments by the Primitive Tribal Groups of North-Coastal Andhra Pradesh are presented. Aganosma caryophyllata and Carissa inermis and 45 practices were found to be new.
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Manuscript Published on 01 December 2011
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