Ethno medicinal plants used by gonds of Adilabad district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Abstract

Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh is known for gond tribe. The Gonds are divided into six sub-tribes, Raj Gond, Pardhan, Toti, Dadve, Gowari, Kolam, all are being endogamous. Gonds are very dominant in the district. Frequent field trips were conducted in Gond rich areas to collect the Traditional Botanical Knowledge and Ethno-medicinal plants used by the Gonds. Because of modernization, all the ethno-botanical knowledge is declining day by day, so there is an urgent need to document the knowledge of ethnic people. Here 96 plants of ethno- medicinal value were recorded from Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh, India.