Andhra PradeshTraditional MedicineDiabetes ManagementHerbal MedicineDiabetesPharmacologyRayalaseema RegionFolk-lore UsePhytopharmacologyEthnobotanyDiabetes MellitusMedicine
The paper deals with the folk-lore use of 26 antidiabetic plant species occurring in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh. The methods of preparation and dose of administration of crude drugs as suggested by tribal and non - tribal herbalists are recorded in the study. Also the known chemical constituents(s) of these plants are included in the communication.