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Ethno-medico-botanical studies of Eruliga and Lambani tribes of Kanakapura taluk of Ramanagara district of Karnataka

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A study was carried out on the ethno-medico-botanical knowledge of Eruliga and Lambani tribal communities including the native Vaidyas of other communities in Kanakapura taluk of Ramanagara district of Karnataka. The field survey and documentation of indigenous medicinal knowledge and medicinal plants was conducted from September 2019 to March 2022. A total of 417 formulations consisting of 217 medicinal plants practiced by 140 traditional practitioners were documented. The study is a positive step towards documenting the traditional medicinal knowledge, which is on the verge of extinction in future. It will help the scientific community to uphold the ancient medicinal knowledge for the betterment of society.

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  1. Aapyam Institute of Indigenous Sciences and Research, Bangalore, 560078, India

    M. P. Shivamanjunatha

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The project was accomplished under the sponsorship of Indian National Commission for History of Science during the period September, 2019 to March, 2022.

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Shivamanjunatha, M.P. Ethno-medico-botanical studies of Eruliga and Lambani tribes of Kanakapura taluk of Ramanagara district of Karnataka. Indian J Hist. Sci. 57, 248–251 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43539-022-00056-y

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