The paper deals with 24 species of plants used for curing stomach pain by the tribals of East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh. Leaf is used 7 in practices followed by root (6) and others. Fifteen practices were found to be new.
Ethnomedicine, Stomach Pain, Tribes, East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh
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Suneetha, J. and Seetharami Reddi, T.V.V., 2017. Ethnomedicine for Stomach Pain by the Tribes of East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 24(3), pp.169-171. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2017-F99754
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