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1. Plants used as abortifacients from Andhra Pradesh.

Author

Suneetha, J., Rao, J. Koteswara, and Seetharami Reddi, T. V. V.

Subjects
*TRADITIONAL medicine, *ALTERNATIVE medicine, *ABORTION, *ABORTIFACIENTS, *OBSTETRICAL pharmacology, *MEDICINAL plants
Abstract

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]

Published
2012

2. Ethnomedicinal Uses Of Certain Plants Among Tribal People Of Andhra, India.

Author

Rao, J. Koteswara and Reddi, T. V. V. Seetharami

Subjects
*TRADITIONAL medicine, *ALTERNATIVE medicine, *MEDICINAL plants
Abstract

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