Tribal Medicinal Plants of Kambakam Hills
TRIBAL MEDICINAL PLANTS OF KAMBAKAM HILLS, EASTERN GHATS,
ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA
*S.K.M.BASHA, E. RAJYALAKSHMI, K.V.RAMI REDDY
*NBKR Medicinal Plant Research Centre, Vidyanagar – 524413, SPSR, A.P.
E-Mail: *drskmbasha@gmail.com
ABSTRACT:
Kambakam is a Village in Varadaiahpalem Mandal, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh State. Kambakam is located 3.736 km distance from its Mandal Main Town Varadaiahpalem. Kambakam is 99.28 km far from its District Main City Chittoor.Kambakam is located to the North of Sricity in the Chittoor district. Coming under the Buchinaidu kandriga & Varadaiahpalem mandals the falls are located 80 km from Chennai and 35 km from Srikalahasti. The Kaambakam forest is also called as Sidduliah Kona. The relation to Lord Shiva ensures that the festival of Maha Shivaratri is a common time for people to visit. It consists of high degree of phyto diversity along with some highly valuable endemic and endangered species. The forest is deciduous type but mixed with some ever green elements. It is a source of non-wood forest products (NWFP) like fiber, fuel, wood, gum, resin, vegetable, dyes, oil, honey, medicinal plants, bamboo, etc.
Key words: Ethnobotany; Andhra Pradesh; Kambakam Hills.
INTRODUCTION:
Ethnic people are confined to definite geographical areas and speak common dialect, are culturally homogenous and evince a unifying social organization. They mostly live in the forest areas, hills tops, plateaus and naturally in isolated regions. Kambakam area is inhabited by a number of tribes like Yanadis, Nakkalas, Irulas, Yerukulas, Dommara, Vaddera, Sugalis and Chenchus. But, Yanadi community predominates with about 80% population of the ethnic communities. Yanadis are characterized by dark complexion,, short stature, platyrrline nose, long head, prominent chin, thick lips and scanty hair both on head and body (Thurston, 1975). Being in the Eastern Ghats, these tribes depend on Non-Timber Forest Products largely for their
ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA
*S.K.M.BASHA, E. RAJYALAKSHMI, K.V.RAMI REDDY
*NBKR Medicinal Plant Research Centre, Vidyanagar – 524413, SPSR, A.P.
E-Mail: *drskmbasha@gmail.com
ABSTRACT:
Kambakam is a Village in Varadaiahpalem Mandal, Chittoor District, Andhra Pradesh State. Kambakam is located 3.736 km distance from its Mandal Main Town Varadaiahpalem. Kambakam is 99.28 km far from its District Main City Chittoor.Kambakam is located to the North of Sricity in the Chittoor district. Coming under the Buchinaidu kandriga & Varadaiahpalem mandals the falls are located 80 km from Chennai and 35 km from Srikalahasti. The Kaambakam forest is also called as Sidduliah Kona. The relation to Lord Shiva ensures that the festival of Maha Shivaratri is a common time for people to visit. It consists of high degree of phyto diversity along with some highly valuable endemic and endangered species. The forest is deciduous type but mixed with some ever green elements. It is a source of non-wood forest products (NWFP) like fiber, fuel, wood, gum, resin, vegetable, dyes, oil, honey, medicinal plants, bamboo, etc.
Key words: Ethnobotany; Andhra Pradesh; Kambakam Hills.
INTRODUCTION:
Ethnic people are confined to definite geographical areas and speak common dialect, are culturally homogenous and evince a unifying social organization. They mostly live in the forest areas, hills tops, plateaus and naturally in isolated regions. Kambakam area is inhabited by a number of tribes like Yanadis, Nakkalas, Irulas, Yerukulas, Dommara, Vaddera, Sugalis and Chenchus. But, Yanadi community predominates with about 80% population of the ethnic communities. Yanadis are characterized by dark complexion,, short stature, platyrrline nose, long head, prominent chin, thick lips and scanty hair both on head and body (Thurston, 1975). Being in the Eastern Ghats, these tribes depend on Non-Timber Forest Products largely for their