The Role of Invertibrates as Traditional drugs Prevalent among the Tribals of Orissa-Part-1

The present paper deal with the medicinal usage zoological origin as used by the tribals of Orissa state. They use invertebrate/parts incurring the dreaded diseases prevalent among the tribal community. The survey covers the districts namely-Dhenkanal, Kendujhar, Samabalpur, Sundargarh and Mayurbhanj or Orissa. The study reveals the use of 13 invertebrates in the treatment of human ailments.