Ethnomedicinal Plants Used by Primitive Porja Tribes of Koyyuru Mandalam, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

The paper enumerates 70 medicinal plant species belonging to 61 genera and 40 families used for ethnomedicinal purposes by the Porja primitive tribe of Koyyuru mandalam Visakhapatnam 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.