Medical Ethnobotany of Plants Used as Antidotes by Yanadi Tribes in South India

Abstract

A medical ethnobotanical survey of Yanadi tribes of the Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh, India during 1990 to 1992, indicated 22 plant species commonly used as antidotes for poisonous bites. The methods of administration, techniques for confirming poisonous bites, and alternative uses od plants for protection against poisonous bites were recorded. This forms the first Medical ethnobotanical report on the Yanadi, who are specialists in catching snakes and curing snake bites in this area.