Ethnobotanical Studies of Peddagattu and Sherepally Area – a Proposed Site for Uranium Mining Project, Nalgonda District, Telangana State, India

The present study aimed to record the information of medicinal plants used by tribal groups in the study area. A total of 83 medicinal plants used as a cure for 47 ailments were recorded. They are distributed across 78 genera and 41 families. Of these 83 species, the maximum contribution was recorded for herbs (32.5%) and trees (32.5%) followed by shrubs (23%) and climbers (12%). Among these species, parts-used-wise contribution was maximum recorded for leaf (42%) followed by root (13%), bark (12%), fruits (10%), whole plant (9%) and seed (7%). The large numbers of remedies were used to treat external injuries, skin diseases and snake bite.