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Scholars Academic Journal of Biosciences | Volume-9 | Issue-08
Traditional Ethnomedicinal Plants Used For Skin Disease by Primitive Tribes of Ananthagiri Mandal, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Ch. Surekha, Padal S. B, Rajesh Babu Y. T
Published: Aug. 18, 2021 | 217 165
DOI: 10.36347/sajb.2021.v09i08.003
Pages: 199-204
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Abstract
Plant species used in the treatment of skin diseases among the primitive tribes of Ananthagiri Mandal, Visakhapatnam district. To document traditional medicinal plants knowledge used in treating skin diseases by primitive tribes like Porja, Mali, Kotia, Nukhadora and Khonds. Forty-five plant species belonging to 30 families were found to be used specifically in the treatment of various skin diseases. Most preferred species for the management of skin ailments are Abrus precatorius Linn. Alangium salvifolium (Linn.f.) Wang. Asparagus racemosus Wild and Argemone mexicana Linn etc.