The tribal people of Andhra Pradesh are endowed with vast knowledge of medicinal plants and use them in curing various ailments. 22 plant species belonging to 20 genera under 16 families used as abortifacients are discussed in this paper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Ethnobotanical field survey was conducted in the primitive tribal groups of Visakhapatnam district of Andhra Pradesh. During the survey first hand information on medicinal plants was collected from the informants of Gadaba, Khond, Porja and Savaras groups. In this paper medicinal uses of 26 taxa of Fabaceae are reported along with their formulations for the treatment of various human ailments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Published
2012
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