Ethnobotanical studies on Japali hanuman theertham- a sacred grove of Tirumala hills, Andhra Pradesh, India

Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 83-88

  Savithramma, N ^a   Yugandhar, P ^a   Rao, M Linga ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Ethnobotany; Japali hanuman theertham; Sacred grove; Tirumalahills

Indexed keywords

ACANTHOSPERMUM HISPIDUM EXTRACT; ACTINODAPHNE MADERASPATANA EXTRACT; AGERATUM CONYZOIDES EXTRACT; AMPELOCISSUS TOMENTOSA EXTRACT; ANISOCHILUS CARNOSUS EXTRACT; ANTIDESMA ACIDUM EXTRACT; ARECA CATECHU EXTRACT; ARGERIA CUNEATA EXTRACT; ASPARAGUS RACEMOSUS EXTRACT; BACOPA MONNIERI EXTRACT; BAMBUSA ARUNDINACEA EXTRACT; BIDENS PILOSA EXTRACT; BREYNIA RHAMNOIDES EXTRACT; BUCHANANIA ANGUSTIFOLIA EXTRACT; BYTTNERIA HERBACEA EXTRACT; CEROPEGIA CANDELABRUM EXTRACT; CLEOME ASPER EXTRACT; CLERODENDRON FRAGRANS EXTRACT; CONYZA STRICTA EXTRACT; DILLENIA INDICA EXTRACT; DIOSCOREA OPPOSITIFOLIA EXTRACT; DITTRICHIA VISCOSA EXTRACT; EMILIA SANCHIFOLIA EXTRACT; EUPHORBIA HIRTA EXTRACT; EVOLVULUS ALSINOIDES EXTRACT; GALINSOGA PARVIFLORA EXTRACT; GARDENIA GUMMIFERA EXTRACT; GYNURA LYCOPERSIFOLIA EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COUGHING; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIARRHEA; ETHNOBOTANY; FEVER; FRACTURE; HELMINTHIASIS; HEPATITIS; INFLAMMATION; LEPROSY; LEUKORRHEA; NONHUMAN; SCORPION STING; SKIN DISEASE; SORE THROAT; STOMACH ULCER; SWELLING; TOOTH PAIN; ULCER; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; WOUND; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84898805755     PISSN: 09751459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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