Ethnomedicine for sexually transmitted diseases by the tribes of Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh

Authors

  • Ratna Manjula R Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530003
  • T V V Seetharami Reddi Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam 530003

Keywords:

Andhra Pradesh, Ethnomedicine, Sexually transmitted diseases, Khammam district, Tribes

Abstract

The paper deals with 27 species of plants covering 26 genera and 20 families used for curing sexually transmitted diseases by the tribes of Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh. Mimosaceae, Capparaceae, Malvaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Apocynaceae and Verbenaceae are the dominant families with 2 species each followed by others. Trees and herbs are more with 8 species each followed by shrubs (7 spp.) and climbers (4 spp.). Root is used in maximum practices (9) followed by leaf (8), whole plant (4), and others. Gonorrhea is cured exclusively by 8 species followed by syphilis and herpes (6 spp. each), gonorrhea and syphilis (5 spp.) and AIDS (2 spp.). Gomphrena serrata and 19 practices were found to be new or less known.

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Published

2017-06-01

How to Cite

Ratna Manjula R, & T V V Seetharami Reddi. (2017). Ethnomedicine for sexually transmitted diseases by the tribes of Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh. Journal of Traditional and Folk Practices (JTFP), 5(1). Retrieved from https://jtfp.jntbgri.res.in/index.php/jtfp/article/view/84

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 1 (2017)

Section

Research Articles