The paper deals with 35 species of plants covering 27 families used for curing headache, migraine and sinusitis by the tribes of Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh. Capparis brevispina and 25 practices were found to be less known.
Commercial value, Gond, Kona reddi, Koya, Pharmaceutical products, Sinusitis
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Manuscript Received on 18 August 2023
Manuscript Revised on 15 September 2023
Manuscript Accepted on 25 September 2023
Manuscript Published on 30 September 2023
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