Traditional Medical Practice by Primitive Savara Tribes of Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh, India

An ethnomedicinal survey was carried out among the primitive groups of Savaras tribals inhabited in Donubai Village, Gummalakshmipuram Mandal, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh, India. A total of 54 ethnomedicinal plants belonging to 50 genera under 31 families were recorded. Of these, maximum species belongs to Fabaceae family (5 species) followed by Apocynaceae and Caesalpiniaceae each with (4 species), Asclepiadaceae and Verbenaceae (3species each). The maximum contribution was recorded for trees followed by herbs, shrubs and climbers. Among the plant parts used in different formulations, roots are profusely used which is followed by bark and leaves. A total of 32 diseases are known to cure by using 54 medicinal plants viz., Dysentery, Diarrhoea and Fever etc.