Ethnomedicinal plants used by Kotia tribes, Pedabayalu Mandalam, Alluri Sitarama Raju District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

An ethnomedicinal survey was carried out in Pedabayalu Mandalam, Alluri Sitaramaraju District, Andhra Pradesh, India. The information was collected on the basis of personal interviews with traditional healers, tribal doctors and old women of the society. The investigation revealed that 69 plant species belonging to 40 families and 60 genera were commonly used in the treatment of 37 ailments.