Ethnomedicine for Asthma by the tribes of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh

Authors

  • M Hari Babu Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530003, Andra Pradesh, India
  • T V V Seetharami Reddi Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530003, Andra Pradesh, India

Keywords:

Morphological analysis, Bioactive compounds, New drugs, Pharmacological investigation

Abstract

Absence of exclusive studies on Asthma by the tribes paved the way to undertake the present study. It deals with 19 species of pants covering 18 genera and 16 families used by the tribes of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh, for its cure. Rutaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Acanthaceae and Euphorbiaceae are the dominant families with 2 species each followed by others. Habit-wise analysis showed the dominance of trees with 7 species followed by herbs (5 spp), shrubs (4 spp) and others. Leaf is used in a maximum of 7 practices followed by others. Nine practices were found to be new. A chemical analysis of the promising plants is undertaken.

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Published

2018-12-01

How to Cite

M Hari Babu, & T V V Seetharami Reddi. (2018). Ethnomedicine for Asthma by the tribes of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. Journal of Traditional and Folk Practices (JTFP), 6(2). Retrieved from https://jtfp.jntbgri.res.in/index.php/jtfp/article/view/121

Issue

Vol. 6 No. 2 (2018)

Section

Research Articles