IMPORTANCE AND CONVERSATION OF ETHNOMEDICINAL PLANTS IN KHAMMAM DISTRICT, TELANGANA
Abstract
Around the globe, there are various traditionally used medicinal plants a source of relief in controlling various types of diseases. We have conducted an ethnobotanical survey to collect information about the use of traditional medicinal plants for various diseases by the tribes of Bhadrachalam forest areas of Khammam district in Telangana. Some medicinal plants were collected from Khammam forest area and planted in our research field for their growth. Various explants of these plants are used for future studies, micropropagation and conservation of germplasm. The herbal plants, fruits, seeds preserved by preparing the herbarium and museum.
KEYWORDS: Ethnomedicinal plants, Ethnic tribes, Koyas, Kondareddy, Sugali, Guttikaya, Bhadrachalam
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