LOCAL AND TRIBAL PEOPLE USED SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS FOR RENAL DISEASES IN KAMAREDDY DISTRICT, TELANGANA
Ranjalkar K. M., N. Ramakrishna*
Abstract
The life of the tribal community is intimately connected with the plants
in their day-to-day activities. They are dependant on the plants for their
food, clothes, shelter, medicine, beverages, binding material, oils,
resins, etc. The paper deals with the traditional medicinal knowledge of
local and tribal people of medicinal plants used to cure renal and
kidney diseases and ailments which is available in Kamareddy
districtTelangana state. A total of 19 plant species belonging to 11
families are documented.
Keywords: Ethnobotany, Medicinal plants, Traditional knowledge, Kamareddy district.
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