Traditional use of Monocotyledon Plants of Arakuvalley Mandalam, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Abstract

An ethno-medico botanical survey of plants used in the treatment of different type of diseases of Arakuvalley Mandalam, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh was conducted. The information was collected on the basis of personal interviews with traditional healers, tribal doctors and old women of the society. The investigation revealed that 34 Monocotyledon plant species belonging to 10 families and 28 genera are commonly used in the treatment of varies ailments.