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Ethnomedicine for Scabies by the Bagata tribe of Andhra Pradesh

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: The paper documents 31 species of plants covering 29 genera and 24 families used by the Bagata tribe of Andhra Pradesh for the treatment of scabies. Habit-wise analysis showed the dominance of trees with 13 species followed by herbs (8 spp.), climbers (6 spp.) and others. Morphological analysis showed the maximum utilization of leaf in 14 practices followed by stem bark (6), seed (5) and others. Fifteen practices were found to be new.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.24031706

Author: Sandhya Sri, B. and Seetharami Reddi, T.V.V.

Language: English

Topic: Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies

Subfield: Plant Science

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W7225458390

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