Ethnomedicinal plants used by Primitive Nuka Dora Tribes Paderu Division Alluri Sitaramaraju District, Andhra Pradesh, India
World Journal of Biology Pharmacy and Health Sciences, 13 (2):
210–215 (February 2023)DOI: 10.30574/wjbphs.2023.13.2.0083
Abstract
An ethnomedicinal survey was carried out among the ethnic group of Nuka Dora tribes inhabited in Paderu division, Alluri Sitarama Raju District, Andhra Pradesh during 2021-2022. A total of 98 plant species belonging to 88 genera and 35 families. All the plants need to be evaluated through phytochemical investigations to discover their potentiality as drugs. The study shows a high degree novelty in the use of plants among the tribal people reflecting the revival of interest in traditional medicine.