Ethnomedicinal Plants Diversity in R. V. Nagar Forest Range, Alluri Sita Rama Raju District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

The present investigation the traditional knowledge of medicinal plants that are in use in R.V. Nagar Forest range in Alluri Sitarama Raju district, Andhra Pradesh, India. Ethnomedicinal uses of 165 plant species along with botanical name, family, habit, parts and diseases are presented. They belong to 137 genera and 74 families. These plants used to cure 59 types of ailments. Most remedies were taken orally, accounting for 78% of medicinal use. Most of the remedies were reported to have been from herbs and tree species.