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Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences | Volume-12 | Issue-03
Ethnomedicine of Primitive Porja Tribe, Alluri Sitaramaraju District, Andhra Pradesh
Padi Aishwarya, S. R. N. Vamsi Vara Prasad, Sripurushottam Karuna Sudha, S. B. Padal
Published: April 27, 2024 |
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DOI: 10.36347/sajb.2024.v12i03.003
Pages: 52-55
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Abstract
An ethnomedicinal survey was carried out in Hukumpeta Mandal, Alluri Sitaramaraju District, Andhra Pradesh, India. For documentation of important ethnomedicinal plants and information from local community about their medicinal uses. The traditional knowledge of primitive Porja tribe traditional uses was collected through questionnaire and personal interviews during field trips. The identification and nomenclature of the listed plants were based on the Flora of Andhra Pradesh. A total of 55plants species belong to 52 genera and 40 families were identified by taxonomic description and locally by ethnomedicinal knowledge of people existing in the region.