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Observational analysis identifies 55 plant species used for gynaecological problems in tribes, indicating valuable ethnomedical practices.
The present study deals with 55 plant species distributed over 55 genera and 35 families used by the tribes of Adilabad district for curing women diseases. Poaceae is the dominant family with 6 species followed by Asclepiadaceae (5 spp.), Fabaceae (4 spp.), and others. Herbs are dominant with 26 species followed by trees (13 spp.), shrubs (12 spp.) and others. Root is used in 19 practices followed by leaf (13), whole plant, stem bark and seed (6 each) and others. Of the total 59 practices, 43 were found to be new.
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