AGRICULTURAL WEEDS AS MEDICINAL PLANTS OF KADAPA DISTRICT, A.P., INDIA.
Journal Title: Asian J of Pharm Sci & Tech - Year 2015, Vol 5, Issue 3
Abstract
ABSTRACT A weed is an unwanted plant growth in a place where some other plants are also growing or no other plant has to grown at all. The plants growing in a wrong place i.e. in agriculture fields are often referred to as weeds Contrary to the above statements Weeds have beneficial qualities. The study was carried out during the period of 2013-2014. The random quadrate method was adopted for this study to note down the presence of the weed species among the crop fields. Several field trips have been made to cover the interior villages of various mandals of plain and forest areas. 62 species are having the positive aspects; these 62 species 23 species whole plants, 26 species only leaves, 7 species roots, 2 species tubers, root bark and seeds each are used by the local people for medicine to treat their health problems. The herbal recipes recorded in the study may provide ample opportunities to study them critically for their efficacy and also for new drug development. Key words: Weeds, Medicinal properties, Crop fields, Kadapa.
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Prayaga Murty Pragada*
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