Abstract

ETHNOBOTANICAL SURVEY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS USED IN THE TREATMENT OF UROLITHIASIS IN WARANGAL RURAL, TELANGANA, INDIA

T. Mahender*, A. Sai Sreeja, M. Anvesh, D. Ramakrishna and M. Meghana

Abstract

Collection of plants is known as ethnobotanical survey. Collection of medicinal plants is known as ethobotanical survey of medicinal plants. They are important in our life. Urolithiasis is a third most common urinary tract problems after urinary tract infections. It may cause more pain due to the blockage of urine flow and serious health problems of urinary-tract obstruction and urinary tract infection. Ethnobotnical survey was conducted at Warangal rural district of telngana on medicinal plants used to treat urolithisis. The present survey provided information about 40 medicinal plants used to treat urolithiasis.

Keywords: Urolithiasis, Ethnobotanical, Medicinal plants, Nephrolithiasis, Kidneystones.