Ethnomedicinal Plants Used by Nukha Dora Tribes of Dumbriguda Mandal, Alluri Sitaramraju District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

The paper enumerates 60 medicinal plant species belonging to 49 genera and 35 families used for 43 ethnomedicinal purposes by the Nukha Dora primitive tribe of Dumbriguda Mandalam Alluri Sitaramaraju district, Andhra Pradesh. Many elderly persons of the village are also aware about the importance and use of such herbal medicines. A review of the available scientific literature suggests that many of the medicinal plants used by the tribals can be validated scientifically in their traditional uses based on reported pharmacological activities present in those plants.