Год выпуска: 2010 Автор: Jarra Koteswara Rao and T.V.V.Seetharami Reddi Издательство: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing Страниц: 300 ISBN: 9783843384070
Описание
Ethnobotany deals with direct relationship of plants with man. The study area lies between 17?- 34'' 11" and 18?-32'' 57" N latitude and 18?-51'' 49" and 83?- 16'' 9" E longitude covering 6, 298 Km2 (56.4%). A detailed investigation on plants associated with Primitive Tribal Groups (Gadaba, Khond, Porja and Savara) is taken up with the objectives of an extensive and intensive exploration studies. Ethnobotanical surveys brought to light 341 plant species for curing different ailments. The 10 dominant families are Fabaceae (26), Euphorbiaceae (21), Asteraceae and Apocynaceae (15) Acanthaceae and Poaceae (10), Caesalpiniaceae, Lamiaceae, Verbenaceae and Zingiberaceae (9). 34 plant species (9.90%) and 569 (78.38%) practices are newly reported. All the vaidhyas, medicinemen, folk practitioners must be identified and training should be given to enhance their expertise, and they must be employed as ethnomedicinal practitioners by the government with some honorarium to...
