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DIVERSITY AND INDIGENOUS USE OF SOME ETHNOMEDICINAL PLANTS IN

ANANTHAGIRI FOREST IN VIKARABAD DISTRICT IN TELANGANA

RamakrishnaN1 & Sureshbabu P2

1
Lecturer, Department of Botany, SAP College, Vikarabad, Telangana, India
2
Assistant Professor, Department of Botany, Govt Degree College, Malkajgiri, Telangana, India

Received: 01 Jul 2019 Accepted: 08 Jul 2019 Published: 19 Jul 2019

ABSTRACT

India is traditionally rich in plant diversity and is a huge reservoir of medicinal plants. The country with vast
geographical expanse and amazing diversity in topography. Climate and physiographic conditions support almost all types
of ecosystems, the medicinal plant’s wealth varies greatly with the change in agro-climatic zones of the country,
Fortunately, India is also an inhabitancy of the oldest wide variety of plants, animals, and ecosystems including medicinal
plants. India has been considered as one of the twelve mega-biodiversity countries of the World having a rich biodiversity.
The present studyhas been accomplished to collect and document the ethno-medicinal knowledge of Lambadi, Kurmas,
Golla, Yerukala, Vaddera, Gangireddula. In the provincial Region of Ananthagiri forest situated in Vikarabad District of
Telangana state. Extensive fieldwork wasconducted and informationwascollectedthough questionaires, interviews and
discussions with tribalers villagers or practicng Traditional healer, the study conducted in the aries dharur and Vikarabad
sourrounding areas. About 137 plant species of 36 families have been documented in this study and an itinerary is
prepared according to the alphabetical order of the diseases, families along with the vernacular names, botanical; names,
drug formulation of drug formulation and methods of drug administration as told by the herbal practitioners. The
Practitioners also felt that of late their practice is dwindling due to non-availability of plants which were plenty till
recently, due to loss of habitat and forest cover in this area. The method of herbal practice is also decreasing as the
practitioners are not passing the knowledge to the next generations before their death and also due to lack of proper
written documentation.

KEYWORDS: Medicinal Plants, Traditional Botanical Knowledge, Tribals, Disorder

INTRODUCTION

Ethno medication is the information created by local and tribal individuals, with their everyday experience and
exchange of leering from their predecessors. Folk role system still persistent in rustic and semi-urban territories of India,
The rural and tribal people are depending on their traditional learning for treating illness. Ethno medicine is often low-
priced, intact, tested and proved based on local resources and strengths, Ethnomedicine has advanced through perceptions,
trials, and errors, and goes from one generation to other. These traditional and folk claims can be subjected to scientific
investigations, it is likely that though such examinations new medications of common starting point might be found for
treatment of many diseases and infection, for which there are little satisfactory cures available in current medicine

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Documentation of Ethnobotanical studies of any area has attained importance due to fast depletion of folklore
knowledge and their uses because of modern lifestyles. The present use of modern medicine is increasing the vulnerability
of human beings to various illnesses of unknown nature. The dominant allopathic systems of Medicine though providing
treatment to many diseases also cause deleterious side effects on the human body. All these factors are forcing the man to
look for alternative sources more particularly from the plant origin. The usefulness and efficacy of the plants as curative
agents of many human diseases is long known. Traditionally, the knowledge of plants as a source of medicines for different
diseases is well known through traditional medicinal systems of Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Homeopathy, Chinese’s and
Tibetan medicine. The vast tracts of Indian sub-continent and its rich flora and fauna are still to be explored. The people
living in the forests and its vicinity and tribals are using many plants for several health problems. These people living away
from modern society, due to lack of proper health care, still depend on the folklore medical practices for primary health
care. The ethno -botanical survey of the area under study includes Vikarabad, Dharur and their surroundings of Vikarabad
Dist. It is located on the central part of the Deccan plateau and lies in between 170 20’ and 180 20’ of North latitudes and
770 54’ and 790 34’ of East longitudes at Mean sea level 625.67mts. The forest cover is classified as a Southern Tropical
Dry Deciduous type. Categorized, under group 5A/C-3 type of forest. The forest is of inferior type because of less rainfall,
poor soil conditions, and ever-increasing biotic influence. The climate of the area is characterized by a hot summer of long
duration and generally dry weather, except during South-West monsoon season. The average annual rainfall is about
90mm, the bulk of which is received through the SouthWest monsoon from June to September. The types of soils are
predominantly black and red. The mandals under the study are partly covered by the forest area with interspersed human
habitations, small villages, and tribal thandas. They use many plants for various ailments as well as food, fibers and other
uses. Many of these plants are endemic and not known to the outer world. The knowledge of plants using as medicines
gained by the people through generation is being lost through passing generations. Due to lack of education, prevailing
myths and misconceptions this knowledge could gradually be lost under the pressure of human activities. Once we lose
them it will be a permanent loss for us. Keeping in view of the above factors the present study has been under-taken in the
mandals of Vikarabad, Dharur and their surrounding areas. The information gained in this study will definitely be useful in
preparing medicines and extracting active principle substances form the plants to help cure many ailments with better
therapeutic value. The study of chemical properties of the plant extracts and their efficacy evaluation scientifically will be
useful in providing better Medicare for the rural people.

METHODOLOGY

The present study includes the survey of nearly 40 villages in Vikarabad, Dharur mandals and their surroundings
of Vikarabad Dist, during the last two year (May 2016 – May 2018). Several villages of the target area have been visited to
find out resource persons, herbal practitioners, and village heads. Resource persons with great known how pertaining to
folklore practices were identified after conducting 2-3 trips to the villages. However, a few villages were identified with
the people having potential knowledge in the use of medicinal plants for different ailments.

After establishing a better rapport with the villagers, herbal practitioners’ information was gathered and
documented. Although with best efforts to retrieve the information about the plants, their products used as curative agents
by the herbal practitioners, only limited information could be collected. In certain of the cases, local practitioners were
reluctant to reveal the information due to myths and misconceptions. But the people who gave the information and helped

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us in this project were very open-minded. Once they listened to our aims and objectives of the documentation, got realized
and came forward openly to give their knowledge to be documented. Regular field trips were conducted to the villages of
Vikarabad, Dharur, and other surrounding mandal villages. In interesting cases, one or two long distance villages have also
been covered to get the information during all seasons. The Ethnobotanical data were collected and recorded following the
standard procedures (Jain S.K, 1995.) by interacting with as many as 40 herbal practitioners and elders of the villages.
Plant specimens were collected during the survey in different seasons and prepared herbarium specimens and identified
with the help of floras. It is deposited with the Botany department SAP College, Vikarabad. The plant specimens collected
were identified and cross-checked with the Herbarium of Department of Botany, PG College of Science, Saifabad,
Osmania University. In this study, the local (vernacular) name of plants being used, preparation of the drugs, methods of
administration and precautions regarding food and avoidances and other practices were systematically recorded and
documented. For identification and cross-checking frequent visits were made to the Botany department Herbarium,
PG.College of Science Saifabad, Osmania University, Hyderabad.

Table 1: Enumeration of Species

Botanical Name
Vernacular Medicinal
and Part Used Mode of Administration
Name Use
Family Name
Acacia Mad dog bite
Kasturi tumma, 10 ml stem bark juice is given
1 farnesiana(L.) (Verri kukka Stem bark
Muriki tumma internally twice daily for three days
Willd.(Mimosaceae) katu):
Clean teeth with stem bark ash daily
Acacia Toothache
till cured.
2 nilotica(L.)Del. Nalla tumma Stem bark
Burns and Apply stem bark ash by mixing
(Mimosaceae)
Wounds coconut oil till cured
Collect fresh leaf juice and add
Acalypha indica L. Muripindi,
3 Ring worm: Fresh leaf turmeric powder and salt into it. Apply
(Euphorbiaceae) kuppinta
externally once a day till cured
Leaves paste is applied on the affected
Cuts part of the body once a day for 3-4
Acanthospermum days.
Kanigera alam, Leaves
4 hispidumDC. Make a fine paste with leaves by
Guntakalagaraku paste
(Asteraceae) adding tea spoonful of curcuma
Wounds
powder. Apply this paste externally on
affected part once daily till cured.
Leaf
Apply leaf extract as a lotion for 2-3
Burns extract as a
days.
lotion
Achyranthes aspera 2 ml Leaves juice and dilute 1 g rock
5 Uthareni
L. (Amaranthaceae) salt into it. Pour 2- 3 drops into the
Leaves
Toothache ear. If the tooth pain is on right side
juice
pour drops in the left ear and vice
versa.
Make a paste with leaves and mix
equal quantity of sesame oil. Apply
Arthritis
Aegle marmelos Bilvamu, this paste externally on the affected
6 Leaves
(L.)Corr. (Rutaceae) Maredu part once a day till cured
10 g of semi burnt fruit pulp is given
Dysentery
twice a day for 2- 3 days.
Aerva lanata (L) 10 ml root decoction is given
Abdominal
7 R.Br. Pindikura Root internally once in the early morning
pain
(Amaranthaceae) for 3 days

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Table 1 Contd.,
Agave
50 g leaf pulp is given with 1 g sugar
8 AmericanaLinn.(Aga Sakari matta Ulcers Leaf
for 30 days to cure ulcer completely
vaceae)
Burns Apply fresh leaf juice on the affected
Ageratum conyzoides Ganagaju part
9 Fresh leaf
L.(Asteraceae) Urinary 10 ml of leaf extract is given orally
infection twice daily for three days
Make stem bark juice by adding 5g of
Ailanthus excelsa
Piper longum and 5g of Cuminum
10 Roxb. Pedda manu Leucorrhoea Stem bark
cyminum. 10ml juice is given thrice a
(Simaroubaceae)
day for one day.
Grind together handful of stem bark
with five fruits of black pepper and
wrap it in cotton cloth to dip in 250 ml
Arthritis:
of hot water for fifteen minutes. 100
Alangium salvifolium ml of this solution is given internally
11 (L.f.) Wang Uduga, Stem bark for one time, repeat it after a week if
(Alangiaceae) necessary
Make leaf juice and add double
quantity of cow ghee to the juice.
Stomach pains
Given this medicine orally once daily
for three days
5 g each of stem barks of Albizia
amara, Azadirachta indica, Zizyphus
oenoplia, Capparis zeylanica, Ricinus
communis, and Cassia fistula are
Albizia
Narlingi pounded together to make powder and
12 amara(Roxb.) Boivin Fever Stem bark
mix one tea spoonful of powder made
(Fabaceae)
into decoction in 100 ml of water and
filtered. The decoction thus prepared
is given internally twice a day for two
days.
Allium cepa Cut fresh Cut fresh onions and eat them as salad
13 Ulligadda, Immunity
L.(Liliaceae) onions during lunch and dinner.
. Allium sativum Bulb paste is applied on the affected
14 Thella gadda Swellings Bulb paste
L.(Liliaceae) part once a day till cured
Red discharge Given 100 g leaf pulp with sugar once
in woman a day till cured.
Aloe vera (L.) Burning
15 Kalabanda Leaves
Burm.f.(Liliaceae) sensation Given 50 g leaf pulp with 10 g glucose
while for 3 days.
urination
Alternanthera
Night Make curry with leaves and given
16 sessilis (L.)DC Ponnagantikura Leaves
blindness once a week.
(Amaranthaceae)
Alysicarpus
Apply leaf juice on wounds twice
17 monolifer (L.) Amera Wounds Leaf juice
daily for three days.
DC.(Fabaceae)
Amaranthus spinosus Cuts Apply fresh leaf juice on the affected
18 Nalladoggata Fresh leaf
L(Amaranthaceae) Burns part.
Root paste is applied (mix 0.5 g of
Amaranthus tricolor :Chirraku, Mulla
19 Scabies Root paste sulphor for 100 g paste) externally
L.(Amaranthaceae) thotakura
once daily till cured.

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Table 1 Contd.,
Ground whole plant with10 fruits each
Controlling of Piper longum, and Piper nigrum
high BP and make 5 g of sized pills. One pill is
Andrographis
given orally until comes to the normal.
paniculata
Whole One tea spoonful of powder is given
20 (Burm.f.)Wall. ex
Stomach pain plant internally through cow milk for one
Nees(Acanthaceae)
time.
This plant is decocted with3 fruits of
Fever black pepper. 10ml decoction is given
internally thrice daily until cured
Annona squamosa L. Seethaphal Leaves paste is applied externally on
21 Arthritis Leaves
(Annonaceae) affected part once daily till cured.
Anthocephalus 10 ml of stem bark juice is given with
rudraganam,
22 cadamba(Roxb) Dysentery Stem bark one glass of water once daily for three
kadamba
Miq. days.
Swellings Milk sap is applied externally on the
Argemone mexicana Ulli vinjara, affected part twice daily for 2-3days
23 Milk sap
L. (Papaveraceae) Yerrikusuma Milk sap is applied externally on
Skin allergy
affected part once daily for 3-4 days
Argyreia nervosa Telugu:samudra Apply leaves paste on affected part
24 Skin allergy Leaves
(Burm.f.) pala once daily till cured.
Grind 3 fresh leaves with 3 fruits of
Aristolochia
Fresh Piper nigrum and mix this into 20 ml
25 bracteolata Lam Gadida gadapaku Stomach pain
leaves water. 20 ml juice is given orally for
(Aristolochiaceae)
one time only.
10 ml of root decoction is given
Aristolochia indica Nalla eswari
26 Skin infection internally once daily in the morning
L.(Aristolochiaceae)
for a week.
Make root powder along with seeds of
Mouth ulcers Root
Abutilon indicum. One tea spoon is
Asparagus Satavari, powder
given in the morning with sugar
27 racemosus callagadda,
The root powder is given to the
Willd.(Liliaceae) pillipechara, Enhance Root
mothers internally along with water or
breast mil powder
milk once a day for two weeks
50 g stem barks of each of Azadi
rachta indica, Zizyphus oenoplia,
Capparis zeylanica, Ricinus
Azadirachta indica
28 Vepa Fever Stem bark communis, Cassia fistula and Albizia
A. Juss. (Meliaceae)
amara boil in 1 liter of water for 15
minutes. 5 ml of decoction is given
internally twice daily for 3- 4 days.
Crushed fruit is given internally
Fever Crushed
through the water once daily for three
fruit
days
Leaf chutney is prepared and eaten
Balanites aegyptiaca
Gara chettu once in a week by locals during first
29 (L.) Immunity
Leaf rains (as on set of monsoon) to
Del.(Balanitaceae)
enhance immunity in their body to
fight with the waterborne disease.
Pulp of The pulp of dried fruit is used to cure
Joint pains
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Table 1 Contd.,
Chew the fresh stem piece for 5 min
Toothache:
daily for 2 days.
Barleria prionitis Mulla gorinta, Fresh
30 Roust fresh leaves and put them on the
L.(Acanthaceae) Gattugolimiti leaves
Arthritis affected part when they are slightly
warm once daily till cured.
Make chutney with leaves of Basella
Basella alba alba, Moringa oleifera. Eat this
31 Bachali kura Anemia Leaves
L.(Basellaceae) chutney twice a week for 3 weeks to
enhance their hemoglobin percentage
Make decoction with stem barks of
Bauhinia racemosa
Bauhinia racemosa,Semecarpus
32 Lamk. Are, Aare chettu Arthritis Stem bark
anacardium and 30 ml are given
(Caesalpiniaceae)
internally once a day for two days.
Cut and Leaf pasteare applied externally once
Biophytum
wounds daily till cured.
sensitivum Muduchu
33 10 ml of root decoction is given
(L.)DC.(Oxalidaceae thamara
Gonorrhea internally once daily in the morning
)
for 4 weeks
Anemia 10ml leaf juice is given through honey
Boerhaavia
Atikamamidi daily once for 15 days
34 diffusaL.,(Nyctagina Leaf juice
Make a decoction with leaves and take
ceae) Diarrhoea
10ml orally twice daily till cured.
One tea spoon full of gum powder is
Boswellia serrata Andugu Gum
35 Arthritis given through a glass of goat milk
Roxb. (Burseraceae) powder
daily once till cured.
Apply seed oil on the whole body
Fever
mainly on chest part to control high
fever particularly to the children.
Brassica juncea( L.)
36 Avalu Semi rost the seeds and make a
Czern.(Brassicaceae)
powder. Apply this powder along with
Skin infection
coconut oil externally once a day for
4-5 days.
One tea spoonful of stem bark powder
Bridelia Montana
Panchothkam is given internally along with one
37 Willd. Dysentery Stem bark
glass of warm water twice daily for 3
(Euphorbiaceae)
days
50 g crushed stem bark is decocted in
Bridelia retusa (L.)
100 ml sesame oil for 15 minutes and
38 Spreng. Mulumaddi Arthritis Stem bark
it is applied externally on affected part
(Euphorbiaceae)
of the body once daily till cured.
Ground 10 g seeds along with 5 g of
Stomach pain black pepper to make powder. 10 g of
Bryonopsis laciniosa powder is given internally as a single
Ningi donda
39 (L.) Naud Seed dose.
(Cucurbitaceae) Leaves are decocted with sesame oil
Arthritis and applied topically twice daily for
15 days
Ground 10 g seeds along with 5 g of
black pepper to make powder. 10 g of
Stomach pain Seed
Bryonopsis laciniosa powder is given internally as a single
40 (L.) Naud Ningi donda dose.
(Cucurbitaceae) Leaves are decocted with sesame oil
Arthritis Leaves and applied topically twice daily for
15 days.

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Table 1 Contd.,
Buchanania lanzan 15 g seed powder is given with goat or
Morri,
41 Spreng Infertility Seed cow milk internally during bed time
morlichettu
(Anacardiaceae) after the fifth day of menstruation
Make apowder by the dry flowers of
Butea monospema, Trachyspermum
Fever Dry ammi,Cuminum cyminum, Piper
flowers nigrum, Zingiber officinalis. Table
Butea monosperma spoon powder is given orally daily in
Mothuga,
42 (Lamk.) Taub. the morning and evening till cured.
moduga
(Fabaceae) Intestinal Flower 50 ml flower decoction is given orally
worms decoction for one time.
50 ml of stem bark extract is given
Infertility Stem bark internally for three days to check
conception
Caesalpinia bonduc 5 g of seed pulp powder is mixed into
Gacha Intestinal
43 (L.) Roxb. Seed pulp one glass of water and given, twice
worms
(Caesalpiniaceae) daily till cured
Arthritis Milk sap is applied externally on the
Milk sap
affected part twice daily for three days
Milk sap is mixed into an equal
Scorpion sting quantity of mango resin and applied
Milk sap
Calotropis gigantea Jilledu, Nalla externally at the place of sting for two
44 (L.) R.Br. jilledu. times a day
(Asclepiadaceae) Heat leaves on fire and put them on
the ground and ask the patient to step
Burning sole
Leaves on these leaves for 15 minutes. Apply
Sesame oil to sole before the stand on
leaves.
Canavalia
virosa(Roxb.) Leaves extract is applied on the
45 Thamma kaya. Ring worm Leave
Wt.&Arn. affected part once daily for three days.
(Fabaceae)
Canthium Intestinal
3 ml of root extract is given internally
46 parvilorumLam.(Rub China balusu worms in Root
once in the morning as a sing dose.
iaceae) children
10 ml of stem bark extract is given
Stomach pain Stem bark
orally twice daily till cured
Collect 5 g stem barks each of
Capparis zeylanica, Azadirachta
indica, Zizyphus oenoplia, Ricinus
Capparis
Adonda communis, Cassia fistula, Albizia
47 zeylanicaL.(Capparid Fever Stem bark
amara to make a decoction in one liter
aceae)
of water. 20 ml of this decoction is
given internally twice a day for two
days.
Ripe fruits are eaten twice in a day to
Diabetics Ripe fruits
control sugar level.
Mirapa, It regulates blood pressure to normal
Capsicum annuumL.
48 mirpakaya BP control: in low blood pressure patients (many
(Solanaceae)
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Table 1 Contd.,
Grind 50 g leaves along with 5 g
Cuminum cyminum to make a paste
Wounds: Leave
Cardiospermum and it is applied externally on affected
Buddakaakara
49 halicacabum part once a day for three days.
teega, Patapata
L.(Sapindaceae) 50 g leaves are decocted in 100 ml
Arthritis Leaves sesame oil and applied on affected part
once daily till cured
10 ml of stem bark extract is given
internally twice daily for 2 days to
Stomach pain Stem bark
Careya arborea cure stomach pain due to intestinal
Dudippa
50 Roxb. worms or indigest
(Barringtoniaceae) 10ml of leaf and stem bark decoction
Fever Stem bark is given internally twice daily for 2
days.
Apply latex on the affected part once
Carica papayaL. Bappayi
51 Scabies: Latex daily till cured. (Many women in the
(Caricaceae)
district)
Stomach pain Chew 5g of Carum copticum for two
times
Carum copticum Ground 5 g each of Carum copticum,
Oma
52 Benth.&Hook. Leaves Cuminum cyminum, Piper nigrum, and
(Apiaceae) Fever Zingiber officinalis to make juice and
2 tea spoons are given daily in the
morning and evening for two days.
20 g of matured stem powder is given
Stem
Diabetic along with one glass of water once a
powder
Nela thangedu, day for a month
Cassia auriculata
53 Bathukamma Decoction of flowers (20 ml) is given
L.(Caesalpiniaceae)
pulu internally to control white discharge
Leucorrhoea Flowers
during the menstrual time in women.
(Many rural women)
Apply paste with made up of leaves
Arthritis
Leave externally during bedtime for 3-4
Stomach pain
days.
Collect 5g each stem barks of Cassia
fistula, Capparis zeylanica, Albizia
amara, Azadirachta indica, Zizyphus
Cassia fistula L. Rela oenoplia and Ricinus communis. Dry
55
(Caesalpiniaceae) Fever Stem barks them and make powder mix one tea
spoonful of powder into 1 glass of
water and boil it for 10minutes.
Administer this decoction orally twice
a daily for two days.
Throat Decoction of fruit pulp is used to
Fruit
infection gargle to control throat infection
50 ml root extract is mixed into1 g
Cassia occidentalis Kasintha,
56 Stomach pain Root powder of Carum copticum and it is
L.(Caesalpiniaceae)
given orally once daily till cured.
Cassia toraL. Tagarisa, Leaf paste is applied locally once daily
57 Wounds Leaves
(Caesalpiniaceae) thydanta for 3-4 days.
Ceiba 10 ml of stem bark juice is given with
Tella buruga
58 pentandra(Linn) Impotency Stem bark goat milk every day during bedtime
Gaertn.(Malvaceae) for a period of the month.

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Table 1 Contd.,
10 g seeds are crushed and boil it in
Celastrus 100 ml of sesame oil for 15 minutes
59 paniculatus Willd. Jyothismathi Arthritis Seed and it is applied externally on the
(Celastraceae) affected part once daily during
bedtime till cured
Scabies Leaf paste is applied locally twice
Gunugu, Leaves
Celosia argenteaL. daily till cured
60 Bathukamma
(Amaranthaceae) Night Make chutney with fresh leaves and
puvvu Leaves
blindness eaten twice in a week for two months.
Sun allergy Applied leaf juice externally on the
Leaves
Centella asiatica affected part once daily for two days.
61 (Linn.) Saraswati aku 20 ml of leaf juice is given internally
Urban.(Apiaceae) Jaundice Leaves early in the morning once a day for 4-
5 days.
Senagalu, Sprouts are fried them with ghee and
Cicer arietinumL.
62 chanagalu Immunity Root given to the patients along with root
(Fabaceae)
thrice a week for a month.
Cissus vitiginea L. Kudidine, Golla Apply stem bark paste externally on
63 Wounds: Stem bark
(Vitaceae) diddi, Kurdandi, affected part once daily till cured.
Cold and Tender 10 ml tender shoots extract is given
shoots orally as a single dose.
Cissus
Nalleda, nalleru, Ground the fresh stem and mix with
64 quadrangularis
nallakada Cough ghee and it is given orally a week to
Linn. (Vitaceae) Fresh stem
Bone fracture quickrecoverfrom the fractured
patient.
Citrullus Eetiputcha, 5 g of root powder is mixed into 100
colocynthis(L.) Paparabundama, ml cow milk and it is given internally
65 Jaundice Root
Schrad. Verri pucha kaya once a week for 3 weeks. Avoid eating
(Cucurbitaceae) chicken, mutton, and fish, etc.
Cleistanthus collinus
Leaves paste is applied externally by
(Roxb.) Bth. ex Fungus in
67 Billa godisa, Leave adding little turmeric powder once
Hook. fingers
daily for three days.
f.(Euphorbiaceae)
Cleome gynandra
Pour 2 -3 drop of leaf extract into the
68 Linn.(Capparidaceae Thalati, vamiti Ear ache: Leave
affected ear once daily for 2 days.
)
Crushed leaves (which have removed
Cleome viscosa
juice) should be placed on head and tie
69 Linn.(Capparidaceae Thalati,vaviti Headache: Leave
with cloth for an hour, repeat it after 4
)
hours if necessary
Grind handful leaves along with 5g of
Trachyspermum ammi to make pills,
Clerodendrum
Stomach pain 10g size pill is given internally twice a
multiflorum(Burm. Thakkali chettu
70 Leave day for one day.
f.) O.
Ktze.(Verbenaceae)
Leaf paste is applied externally on the
Arthritis
affected part once a day for two days
Make decoction with 50 g roots along
Clerodendrum with 20 g of Andrographis paniculata,
71 serratum (Linn.) Gantubharangi Fever Roots and 3 black pepper. A 20ml decoction
Moon(Verbenaceae) is given internally twice daily for 3
days.
Make root paste and applied along
Clitoria ternatea
72 Shankhapushpi Psoriasis Leaf with leaf pulp of Aloe vera externally
Linn. (Fabaceae)
once daily for 3-4 weeks.

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Table 1 Contd.,
Coccinia grandis(L.)
Kakidonda, 10 ml fruit juice is given internally
73 Voigt Diabetics Fruit
Adavidonda once a week.
(Cucurbitaceae)
Venereal 20 ml leaf juice is given orally once a
disease day for a month
Leaf juice is given by adding sugar
Cocculus Dusudu teega, Leucorrhea
internally once daily for 15 days.
74 hirsutus(L.) Diels Dusara teega, Leave
Grind handful leaves along with 10g
(Menispermaceae) Telladusura
of crystaline suger (misri) and it is
Red discharge
given internally once a day for 15
days.
Make a powder with stem barks of
Cochlospermum Cochlospermum religiosum and
religiosum (Linn.) Konda gogu Terminalia chebula. Mix 2g powder
75 Cough Stem bark
Alston into 100ml hot water. 100ml medicine
(Cochlospermaceae) is given internally once in the early
morning for a week.
500 ml of coconut water given twice
Cocos nucifera L.
76 Kobbari, tenkai Dehydration Fruit daily for 2-3 days along with salt
(Arecaceae)
water.
Cordia dichotoma Chinna-nakkera,
Semi burnt fruits are given internally
77 Forst. Banka nakkera, Diarrhoea Fruit
for three times a day.
f.(Boraginaceae) Iriki
Coriandrum sativum Dhaniyalu, Make chutney with leaves and eaten
78 Stomach pain Leaves
L. (Apiaceae) kothmeera twice a day for easy digestion.
Croton
bonplandianum Galivana alam Sprains and Apply milk sap on the affected part
79 Leaves
Baill. Swellings once daily for 3-4 days.
(Euphorbiaceae)
Cryptolepis Make chutney with leaves of
buchananii Adavi pala teega Cryptolepis buchanani and Cissus
80 Arthritis: Leaves
Roem.&Schult. quadrangularis and given to eat like
(Asclepiadaceae) chutneytwice a week for 3-4 weeks.
Grind 5g each of Cuminum cyminum,
Carum copticum, Piper nigrum and
Cuminum cyminum Zingiber officinalis altogether to make
81 Jeelakarra/ jeera Fever Leaves
L.(Apiaceae) juice. Two tea spoons are given daily
in the morning and evening for two
days.
Curculigo orchioides 5 g roots powder is given internally
82 Gaertn. Nela thadi Impotency Root along with 100ml goat milkonce daily
(Hypoxidaceae) during bedtime for 15 days.
Rhizome paste is applied on the top of
Cold
the head of child red through mixing
Curcuma longaL. Pasupu Cuts and
83 Rhizome castor oil twice a day for 3 days.
(Zingiberaceae)
Rhizome paste is applied immediately
Wounds
on the place of cut to control bleeding.
Grind the leaves of Cymbopogon
Cymbopogon martini martini and Annona squamosa
Nimma gaddi,
84 (Roxb.) Wets. Lice on head Leaves together to make a paste and it is
Kashy gaddi
(Poaceae) applied to the hair once daily for 2-3
days.
Dalbergia Stem bark paste is applied to the hair
Pachari, Hair fall and
85 paniculataRoxb. Stem bark once in a week to control hair fall due
pacharugu dundraf
(Fabaceae) to dandruff.

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Table 1 Contd.,
Datura metel L. Ummetha, Nalla Leaves paste is applied on the
86 Arthritis Leaves
(Solanaceae) ummetha affected part once a day for 2 days
Decocted 50g fresh roots along with
Desmodium
3 pepper in 200ml of water and 10ml
87 gangeticum (L.) Deyyam jada Fever Root
of this decoction is given internally
DC.(Fabaceae)
twice daily for 3- 4 days.
Dioscorea bulbifera Nela dumpa Tuber paste is applied externally
88 Tumors Tuber
L. (Dioscoreaceae) once daily for 3-4 days.
Dioscorea
20ml tuber juice is given internally
89 pentaphylla Genusugaddalu Indigetion Tuber
twice daily for 2 days.
L.(Dioscoreaceae)
Dodonaea Rousted fresh tender leaves are
90 angustifolia L.f., Sprains Leaves placed on the affected part of the
Suppal (Sapindaceae body once daily for 3-4 days.
Fresh leaf juice is applied externally
Dolichos lablab L Chikkudu
91 Ringworm Leaves on the affected part once daily for 3-
.( Fabaceae)
4 days.
Stress relief Leaf paste are applied to the hair for
one time only
Gunta galijeru,
Make chutney with leaves and eaten
Eclipta prostrata(L.) Gunta Anaemia
92 Leaves along with rice once a week for 3-4
L.(Asteraceae) kalagaraaku
weeks
Hair fall and Leaf paste is applied once a week to
white hair control white hair and hair fall.
Eleusine coracana
Thydalu,ragulu Tooth pain in 100ml of grain flour is given
93 (L.) Gaertn
children internally daily for a month.
(Poaceae)
5g fruit powder is given internally
Indigestion
after food for 2-3 times a day
Emblica officinalis
Usiri Burning Fruit
94 Gaertn. 10g fruit powder is given with sugar
sensation powder
(Euphorbiaceae) internally morning and night until
while
ured.
urination
Enicostemma
5ml plant extract is given along with
axillare (Lam.) Resika Whole
95 Stomach pain 2 g of black pepper powder
Raynal plant
internally as a single dose.
(Gentianaceae)
One or two drops of milk sap is
Conjunctivitis
applied to the affected eye once a
day for three days
Menstural 20ml leaf juice is given internally
Euphorbia hirta L. Palalam, Pacha
96 pains Leaves once daily during the menstrual
(Euphorbiaceae) botla
period.
Leaf juice is applied by mixing 1g of
Scabies sulphor externally on the affected
part of the body once daily 3-4 days.
Milk sap is mixed with turmeric
Euphorbia tirucalliL. Piddakajameda, powder and applied on the affected
97 Piles Milk sap
(Euphorbiaceae) Manchi jemudu part once a day for a week to
complete cure of pile in children.
Feronia elephantum Young fruit pulp is given internally
98 Velaga, velama Diarrhoea: Fruit
Correa. (Rutaceae) for one time only
Handful of young leaf buds are
Ficus bengalensis
99 Marri Impotency Fruit shade dried and make powder and it
L.(Moraceae)
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Table 1 Contd.,
Mad dog bite
Ficus hispidaL. f. 20ml fruit juice is given internally
100 Brahma medi, (Verri kukka Fruit
(Moraceae) once daily for two days.
katu)
Impotency 5g fruits powder is given along with
Fruit
Ficus religiosaL. cow milk daily once for a month
101 Ravi chettu
(Moraceae) Stem bark paste is applied on the
Skin diseases Stem bark
affected part once daily till cured
Gardenia gummifera :Chit-mit 5ml of stem bark juice is given
102 Stomach pain Stem bark
L. (Rubiaceae) orally once to cure stomach pain
Venkayya
Corm paste is applied externally on
Gloriosa superba puvvu, Nabhi
103 Swellings: Corn the affected part once a day for three
L.(Liliaceae) pulu
days
Gummudu
Gmelina arborea 10 ml root extract is given internally
104 Pedda Back pain Root
Roxb. (Verbenaceae) once a day for a week.
gummudu.
Gymnema 10ml leaf decoction is given
105 sylvestre(Retz.) R. B Diabetic Leaves internally early in the morning for 30
(Asclepiadaceae) days
Haldinia
Bandaru 20ml stem bark juice is given
106 cordifolia(Roxb.) Dysentry Stem bark
internally twice daily till cured
Ridsdale (Rubiaceae)
Sundry the fruits to make powder.
Helicteres isora Nuli thada Apply powder by mixing coconut oil
107 Scabies Fruit
L.(Sterculiaceae) externally on the affected part once
daily till cured.
Heliotropium Thelu kondi, Leaf juice is applied externally on
109 indicum Linn. Naga danthi Scorpion sting Leaves the affected part once daily for 3
(Boraginaceae) days.
One tea spoonful of powder is mixed
Hemidesmus indicus Sugandi pala
110 Weakness Stem in a cup of tea and it is given to
(L.) Schult
drink daily for a month.
Control Hair Fry handful petals and soak them in
fall 100ml coconut oil and it is applied to
Hibiscus rosa- the hair every day.
Mandara
111 sinensisL. Leaves Flowers are boiled in coconut oil for
(Malvaceae) 15 minutes and cooled, apply this oil
Dandruff
to the hair once daily to control
dandruff
Holarrhena Milk sap is applied externally on the
pubescens (Buch.- Nallapalagodisa Cuts and portion of the cut or wound to
112 Milk sap
Ham.) Wall. Ex G. wounds control bleeding and apply fresh
Don(Apocyanaceae) turmeric paste in case of small cuts.
Make stem bark paste and boil with
Holoptelea
Nemalinara, sesame oil for 30 min and apply
113 integrifolia(Roxb.) Arthritis: Stem bark
nemalichettu externally when it is lukewarm once
Planch.(Ulmaceae)
daily till cured.
Sprains Applied latex externally on affected
Holostemma ada- Latex
part, once-daily till cured.
114 kodienSchultes Adavi palateega
Wounds: Applied leaf paste externally on
(Asclepiadaceae) Leaves
wounds once daily till cured
Adavi- Make leaf paste and applied
Jatropha curcasL.
115 amudamu, Cuts Leaves externally on cuts to control
(Euphorbiaceae)
Nepalam bleeding.

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Table 1 Contd.,
Jatropha Leaf paste is applied externally on
Chitti nepalam
116 gossypifolia Scabies Leaves the affected part once daily till
L.(Euphorbiaceae) cured.
: 100ml leaf decoction is given along
Justicia
Addasaram with honey internally morning and
117 adathodaL.(Acantha Cough Leaves
evening to get relief from cough.
ceae)
20 g of the whole plant is ground
Justicia procumbens Whole and boil it in 100ml of coconut oil
118 Papadaku Arthritis:
L (Acanthaceae) plant for five minutes and apply externally
on the affected part till cured
Lagerstroemia Apply leaf paste on the affected part
Chennangi
119 parvifloraRoxb. Cracked sole Leaves once in the night before sleep till
(Lythraceae) cured
Lannea
coromandelica(Hout Gumphena 10ml stem bark juice is given
120 Dysentry Stem bark
t.) Merr. internally once daily for 2-3 days
(Anacardiaceae)
Grind handful leaves with turmeri
Lantana camaraL. Cuts and
121 Murikimalle Leaves and it is applied externally twice
(Verbenaceae) wounds:
daily 2-3 days.
Make a paste out of stem bark and
Lawsonia inermis L. Mydaku,
122 Arthritis: Stem bark apply this paste externally once daily
(Lythraceae) gorintaku
for two weeks.
Make a paste out of stem bark and
Lawsonia inermis L. Mydaku,
123 Arthritis: Stem bark apply this paste externally once daily
(Lythraceae) gorintaku
for two weeks.
Leonotis nepetiifolia
Apply root paste on affected part
124 (L.) R. Rana bheri Skin allergy Root
once a day for three days.
Br.(Lamiaceae)
Whole plant is boiled into 500ml
Abdominal Whole water for 5 minutes. 20ml of this
Leucas aspera pain plant filtered decoction is given for one
Thummi
125 (Willd.) Link time
(Lamiaceae) Leaf juice is boiled in coconut oil
Psoriasis Leaves and it is applied externally on the
affected part once daily till cured
Tamarindus indica Fruit pulp is applied externally on
126 Chintha chettu Cracked sole Fruit
L. (Caesalpiniaceae) affected part once daily till cured
1 tea spoon powder is given with one
Anaemic
Terminalia glass of water or cow/goat milk for
Etimaddi, Eru
arjuna(Roxb. ex D. three months
127 maddi, Tella Stem bark
C.)Wt. & Arn. Stem bark extract is given daily to
maddi
(Combretaceae) Cardiac tonic strengthening the hart functions as a
cardiac tonic.
Terminalia bellerica One tea spoonful seed powder is
Thani, thade,
125 (Gaertn)Roxb. Stomach pain: Seed given with sugar or honey thrice a
tandra
(Combretaceae) day for two days
Terminalia One tea spoonful fruit powder of
126 chebulaRetz. Karaka chettu, Dry cough Fruit Terminalia chebula is given twice
(Combretaceae) daily for three days.

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Table 1 Contd.,
Ground 10g seeds with 10g dry roots
of Withania somnifera to make
Tribulus terrestrisL.,
127 Palleru Impotency Seed powder. One tea spoonful powder is
(Zygophyllaceae)
given internally daily with milk
during bedtime for 30 days.
Ground 10g seeds with 10g dry roots
of Withania somnifera to make
Tribulus terrestrisL.,
128 Palleru Impotency: Seed powder. One tea spoonful powder is
(Zygophyllaceae)
given internally daily with milk
during bedtime for 30 days.
Tridax Gayamkura, Seed paste is applied along with
129 procumbens.(Compo Belapaku, Nalla Fresh cuts Seed turmeric powder twice daily for 3-4
sitae) alam days.
Trigonella foenum-
graecumL.(Fabaceae 5g Seeds are chewed to cure
130 Diarrhoea Seed
) diarrhoea twice daily for two days.

Ground 7 leaves along with 7 fruits

Tylophora indica of black pepper to make a pill. 5 g
Meka meyani Venereal
131 (Burm.f.) Merrill Seed size of the pill is given orally once a
teega disease
(Asclepiadaceae) day for 5 days.

Ground 50g leaves along with 2g of

Piper nigrum, one fruit of
Woodfordia fruticosa, and 7leaves of
Paralysis
Piper betle and make a bolus. 20 g
Vitex negundoL. Vayilaku
132 Leaves bolus is given in the morning of
(Verbenaceae)
every alternative day. Avoid eating
fish during medication
Leaves paste is applied externally
Arthritis
once daily till cured.
Leaves are decocted with water and
Wattakaka Swellings: applied externally on the affected
133 volubilis(L. f.) Stapf. Bandi gurija Leaves part when it is slightly warm.
(Asclepiadaceae) 50 ml leaves decoction is given
Arthritis:
orally once daily for 30 days.
20g root powder is given with one
Impotency
glass of cow milk before sleep at
night daily for 30 days.
Back ache and
10 g root powder is given with
muscular
Aswagandha, honey once daily for 15 days
pains
Withania Panneru gadda,
Fitness 10 g root powder is given with goat
134 somnifera(L.) Dunal Dommadolu Root
milk daily for two weeks
(Solanaceae) gadda
Apply castor oil to the green leaves
Tumors and heat them on fire and placed
them on the affected part once daily
for 3-4 days
Roots are fried with ghee and given
Obesity
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Table 1 Contd.,
10 ml of flower juice is given
Gastrouble Flower
internally once daily for two days.
Ground 1 fruit along with 50g leaves
of Vitex negundo, 2g of Piper
Woodfordia Jaji vayila,
nigrum, and 7 leaves of Piper betle
135 fruticosa(L.) Jajuki
to make a bolus. 20 g bolus is given
Kurz(Lythraceae) Paralysi Fruit
in the morning of every alternative
day for a month. Fish meat is
avoided during the course of
treatment
Leaves are decocted with coconut oil
Wrightia tinctoria Ankudu,
136 Psoriasis: Leaves and applied externally once daily till
Br.(Apocynaceae) Tellapala kodise
cured
5ml extract of fresh rhizome is given
Cough: internally in the early morning for 3
days
1 g rhizome is decocted along with 2
Zingiber Allamu, Sonti
g of Piper nigrum 10g root bark of
137 officinalisRosc.(Zing (dried ginger) Rhizome
Sexually Plumbago zeylanica, 1 seed of
iberaceae)
transmitted Semecarpus anacardium in half liter
disease water, 20 ml decoction is given
internally by adding tea spoonful of
cow ghee once daily for 3 days.
Crush 5 g stem bark with equal
quantity stem barks of Albizia
amara, Azadirachta indica,
Zizyphus
: Pariki Capparis zeylanica, Ricinus
138 oenoplia(Linn.) Mil Fever Stem bark
communis, and Cassia fistula and
(Rhamnaceae)
boiled in 100ml water for 15
minutes. 20 ml is given orally twice
daily for two days.

DISCUSSIONS

The present study deals with the documentation and evaluation of medicinal plants used by the tribal people in the
primary health care in and around Vikarabad and Dharur mandals of Vikarabad Dist, T.S. About 40 villages have been
chosen for the study and yielded a valuable knowledge of plant medicine of the locals. The herbal remedies mentioned are
of certain general and specific ailments, such as snake bite, cough, and scorpion sting, headache, back pain body pains,
colds, dandruff, dog bite, fever, hair loss, jaundice, inflammation, joint pains, lice killer, skin ailments, ear pains, eye
problems, red and white discharge in women, loss of semen in urine in men, toothache and gum problems, stomach ache,
bone fractures, conception and menstrual problems and wound healing. The resource persons are mostly lambdas,
chenchus and some elderly people of local villages. The people practice and cure almost all ailments or diseases or wounds
very effectively with simple locally available plants without involving much financial commitment, in the majority of the
cases they treat freely. The study started in the month of May 2016 and went on up to May 2018. It revealed valuable
information about the ethnomedicine of the local tribal of this Dist. It is invaluable and has immense potential for the
primary health care of the people in this area. About 138 plant species of 36 families have been documented in this study
and an itinerary is prepared according to the alphabetical order of the diseases, families along with the vernacular names,
botanical; names, drug formulation of drug formulation and methods of drug administration as told by the herbal
practitioners. The Practitioners also felt that of late their practice is dwindling due to non-availability of plants which were

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plenty till recently, due to loss of habitat and forest cover in this area. The method of herbal practice is also decreasing as
the practitioners are not passing the knowledge to the next generations before their death and also due to lack of proper
written documentation. They fell that proper documentation of the knowledge of herbal practitioners should be taken up
immediately in all the areas of the Dist before it disappears and conservation of medicinal plants in the area is very much in
need. The present study elicits the importance of local herbal practices and availability of medicinal plants in the area,
which will help in self-sufficiency for their primary health care practices. Though this is a small inventory which helped in
identifying the gravity of the situation of loss of medicinal biodiversity of the area and subsequently non-availability of the
treatment by the herbal practitioners to the local poor people of the area, unless otherwise the conservation and aforestation
practices are taken. The present type of survey documentation must be continued involving many more villages and
traditional practitioners so that we can have a concrete picture of the richness of the medicinal flora and as well as the
availability of folklore medicinal treatment to the local people.

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