Ethno-medicinal Survey of Threatened Plants in Eastern Ghats, India

Authors

  • C. Pattanaik Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology & Natural History, Deccan Regional Station, Hyderabad- 500017, Andhra Pradesh
  • C.S. Reddy Forestry & Ecology Division, National Remote Sensing Agency, Hyderabad- 500037, Andhra Pradesh
  • K.N. Reddy Laila Impex R&D Centre, Jawahar Autonagar, Vijayawada- 520007, Andhra Pradesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/on.v7i1.2559

Keywords:

Conservation, Threatened medicinal plants, CAMP, Eastern Ghats, India

Abstract

An ethnobotanical study was conducted from 2004 to 2006 to investigate the uses of threatened medicinal plants by local tribal people in Eastern Ghats of India. Information on names of plants, part used and medicinal uses was gathered from 160 randomly selected respondents using semi-structured questionnaires. The results obtained revealed that 42 plants were used as a cure of 25 ailments belonging to 30 families. All the plants collected from the study area were either endemic or threatened. The need for the conservation of these threatened plants cannot be over emphasized as most tribal people in the study area depend mostly on herbs from these species. Proper conservation and management plans are suggested to conserve the medicinal plant resources before it lost forever.

Key words: Conservation, Threatened medicinal plants, CAMP, Eastern Ghats, India

DOI: 10.3126/on.v7i1.2559

Our Nature (2009) 7:122-128

 

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Pattanaik, C., Reddy, C., & Reddy, K. (2010). Ethno-medicinal Survey of Threatened Plants in Eastern Ghats, India. Our Nature, 7(1), 122–128. https://doi.org/10.3126/on.v7i1.2559

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Vol. 7 No. 1 (2009)

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