Traditional Phytotherapy for Epilepsy, Fits and Hysteria by Yanadis of Cuddapah District, A.P.

The present paper deals with the athnomedicobotany of crude drugs used by a seminomadic ethnic group, the Yanadis, found in Cuddapah district of Andhra Pradesh. This aboriginal group is considered to be the conservators of folklore medicine. Fourteen plant species available in the locality, used by...

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Autores principales: Reddy, R.V., Lakshmi, N.V.N., Raju, R.R. Venkata
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3336431/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22556926
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description The present paper deals with the athnomedicobotany of crude drugs used by a seminomadic ethnic group, the Yanadis, found in Cuddapah district of Andhra Pradesh. This aboriginal group is considered to be the conservators of folklore medicine. Fourteen plant species available in the locality, used by this tribe to cure ailments like epilepsy, hysteria fits and insanity were collected. The valid scientific and vernacular names, plant parts used, therapeutic combinations, mode of administration were enumerated.
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spelling pubmed-33364312012-04-27 Traditional Phytotherapy for Epilepsy, Fits and Hysteria by Yanadis of Cuddapah District, A.P. Reddy, R.V. Lakshmi, N.V.N. Raju, R.R. Venkata Anc Sci Life Original Article The present paper deals with the athnomedicobotany of crude drugs used by a seminomadic ethnic group, the Yanadis, found in Cuddapah district of Andhra Pradesh. This aboriginal group is considered to be the conservators of folklore medicine. Fourteen plant species available in the locality, used by this tribe to cure ailments like epilepsy, hysteria fits and insanity were collected. The valid scientific and vernacular names, plant parts used, therapeutic combinations, mode of administration were enumerated. Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2000 /pmc/articles/PMC3336431/ /pubmed/22556926 Text en Copyright: © Ancient Science of Life http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Traditional Phytotherapy for Epilepsy, Fits and Hysteria by Yanadis of Cuddapah District, A.P.
title Traditional Phytotherapy for Epilepsy, Fits and Hysteria by Yanadis of Cuddapah District, A.P.
title_full Traditional Phytotherapy for Epilepsy, Fits and Hysteria by Yanadis of Cuddapah District, A.P.
title_fullStr Traditional Phytotherapy for Epilepsy, Fits and Hysteria by Yanadis of Cuddapah District, A.P.
title_full_unstemmed Traditional Phytotherapy for Epilepsy, Fits and Hysteria by Yanadis of Cuddapah District, A.P.
title_short Traditional Phytotherapy for Epilepsy, Fits and Hysteria by Yanadis of Cuddapah District, A.P.
title_sort traditional phytotherapy for epilepsy, fits and hysteria by yanadis of cuddapah district, a.p.
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