The present study highlights the medicinal plants used for treating various urinary complaints by the Bagata tribe of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. This paper enumerates the traditional the rapeutic uses of 37 plant species belonging to 36 genera under 24 families used to cure various urinary problems. New uses were also reported.
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Sandhya Sri, B. and Seetharami Reddi, T.V.V., 2012. Traditional phytotherapy for urinary complaints among the Bagata tribe of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 19(3), pp.223-228. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2012-VGQRC4
Manuscript Published on 01 September 2012
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