Ethno-botanical and folklore study of medicinal plants from Eturnagaram wildlife sanctuary, Telangana State, India

Abstract

Ethno-botanical study deals with the documentation of the indigenous, traditional knowledge of plants used by the ethnic people since time immemorial. In the present Ethno botanical study (2016)(2017)(2018) collected the data by conversation, structured questionnaire from various, traditional, tribal, koya, guthikoya, chenchu, kondareddlu, Lambadi and other indigenous group of people in Eturnagaram Wildlife sanctuary areas (Pasra, Thadvai, Medaram, Eturnagaram, Mangapeta etc.) of Telangana state. The majority of data was collected from tribal, local dwellers, herbal practitioners and traditional healers. The present study provided information about medicinal plants which are predominantly using in remedies by local peoples. The tribal people, herbal practitioners, traditional healers and rural peoples are helped to identify and collect medicinal plants data which are using in medicine. Present study provides data of indigenous, traditional knowledge of the study area and medicinal Plant wealth, which having a scope for screening of presently recorded plants for active compounds having specific curative effects on various diseases.