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| Title: | Ethnomedicine for dysentery and diarrhoea from Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh |
| Authors: | Raju, Vatsavaya S
Reddy, K N |
| Keywords: | Ethnogastroenterology
Antidysenteric Activity
Antidiarrhoeal Activity
Andhra Pradesh
Ethnomedicine
Konda Reddi Tribe
Koyas Tribe
Tribes |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2005 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.7: A61K35/78, A61P1/04, A61P1/06, A61P1/12, A61P1/14, A61P1/16, A61P1/18, A61P3/12, A61P31/00, A61P31/04, A61P31/12 |
| Abstract: | Dysentery and
diarrhoea are common and age-old problems among the humans and cattle in the
tropics. As a lead for new drug discovery, the ethnomedicine for dysentery and
diarrhoea that is in practice among the tribes Konda Reddi, Koyas, etc. in Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh, is
presented. Thirty seven plant species used for gastroenteric problems belonging
to 28 families,representing 34 genera of Magnoliophyta
have been reported. These include 34 dicots and 3 monocots; 28 native and 9
exotic species; 21 trees, 6 shrubs, 1 climber and 9 herbs; and 23 unknown and
14 known remedies. |
| Page(s): | 443-447 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.04(4) [October 2005]
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