World Journal of
Pharmaceutical and Life Sciences

MEDICINAL PLANTS USED FOR RENAL DISEASES BY THE TRIBES OF ETTURNAGARAM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY, TELANGANA STATE, INDIA

*Rev. Dr. J. W. Prakash

ABSTRACT

Alternative and indigenous systems of medicine are popular amongst the poorer sections of society in the developing world. Their use in the developed world has also increased in recent times. The source and composition of these medicines vary in different parts of the world, but herbs and other botanicals are central to these systems. Largely outside the ambit of regulatory control, herbal remedies are prepared by quasi-trained herbalists and not tested for safety. Toxicity can occur when a herb with unknown toxicity is consumed, incorrect identification leads to substitution of an innocuous herb with a toxic one, preparations are contaminated with toxic non-herbal compounds or when a herb potentiates the nephrotoxic effect of a conventional therapy. The present investigation was to find the herbal medicines used by the Lambadi and Koya Tribes of Etturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary for treating Kidney disorders.

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