{"title":"Inventorization on Ethnomedicinal Plants in Vizianagaram District, Andhra Pradesh","authors":"S. B. Padal","doi":"10.31901/24566772.2022/16.1-2.647","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Intensive field surveys were carried out during 2020-2021 in the interior tribal pockets of Gummalakshimipuram agency area, Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh, India. The present study deals with 102 species of plants belonging to 89 genera, which belong to 37 families and are used by various tribal groups. The tribal people of this area largely depend on herbal medicines, plant products for primary healthcare and their daily life. These plants are primarily used to cure 42 different diseases by the tribes of these regions.","PeriodicalId":39279,"journal":{"name":"Studies on Ethno-Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2022-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Studies on Ethno-Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.31901/24566772.2022/16.1-2.647","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"Social Sciences","Score":null,"Total":0}
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ABSTRACT Intensive field surveys were carried out during 2020-2021 in the interior tribal pockets of Gummalakshimipuram agency area, Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh, India. The present study deals with 102 species of plants belonging to 89 genera, which belong to 37 families and are used by various tribal groups. The tribal people of this area largely depend on herbal medicines, plant products for primary healthcare and their daily life. These plants are primarily used to cure 42 different diseases by the tribes of these regions.
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Studies on Ethno-Medicine is a peer reviewed, internationally circulated journal. It publishes reports of original research, theoretical articles, timely reviews, brief communications, book reviews and other publications in the interdisciplinary field of ethno-medicine. The journal serves as a forum for physical, social and life scientists as well as for health professionals. The transdisciplinary areas covered by this journal include, but are not limited to, Physical Sciences, Anthropology, Sociology, Geography, Life Sciences, Environmental Sciences, Botany, Agriculture, Home Science, Zoology, Genetics, Biology, Medical Sciences, Public Health, Demography and Epidemiology. The journal publishes basic, applied and methodologically oriented research from all such areas. The journal is committed to prompt review, and priority publication is given to manuscripts with novel or timely findings, and to manuscript of unusual interest. Further, the manuscripts are categorised under three types, namely - Regular articles, Short Communications and Reviews. The researchers are invited to submit original papers in English (papers published elsewhere or under consideration elsewhere shall not be considered).