Traditional knowledge of medicinal plants used to cure respiratory diseases in Krishna District of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Abstract

The present study documents the traditional knowledge of medicinal plants that are in use for Respiratory ailments prevailing in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh, India. Ethno medicinal uses of 23 plant species along with their botanical name, vernacular name, family name and mode of administration are presented. They belong to 21 genera and 16 families. These plants used to cure different types of respiratory diseases. The study emphasizes the potentials of the ethnobotanical research and the need for the documentation of traditional knowledge pertaining to the medicinal plant utilization for the greater benefit of mankind.