Research identifies 31 plant species as coolants used by tribes in Khammam, suggesting potential pharmacological applications.
The present paper deals with 31 species of plants covering 28 genera and 26 families used as coolants by the tribes of Khammam district, Andhra Pradesh. Moraceae is the dominant family with 4 species followed by Caesalpiniaceae, Arecaceae (2 each) and others. Habit-wise analysis showed the dominance of trees (16) followed by shrubs (9), herbs (4) and climbers(2). Plant part-wise analysis showed the maximum usage of stem bark (7) followed by root (5), whole plant, leaf (4 each), tuber (3), flower, sap (2 each) and others. Bougainvillea spectabilis, Millingtonia hortensis and Plumbago auriculata and 14 practices were found to be new. The promising plants be subjected to pharmacological, bioclinical and biochemical tests for developing new drugs.
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