Plant Species Utilized To Treat Skeletal Fluorosis and Fluorosis Arthritis From Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
1 Department of Botany, Andhra University, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh-530003
2 Department of Botany, Govt. Degree College, Yeleswaram, East Godavari, A. P
The present paper deals with Medicinal Plants used to treat Skeletal Fluorosis and Fluorosis Arthritis from Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh. Skeletal fluorosis is a bone disease caused by excessive accumulation of fluorides in the bones. In advanced cases, skeletal fluorosis causes painful damage to bones and joints. A total 49 plants belonging to 44 genera, 33 families used against skeletal fluorosis by the tribal and rural people of Eastern Ghats of A. P., India. Further research is mandatory to focus on bio efficacy and safety aspects of these phytochemical agents for finding novel natural drugs.
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Babu, N. J., Murty, P. P., & Rao, G. N. (2020). Plant Species Utilized To Treat Skeletal Fluorosis and Fluorosis Arthritis From Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India. International Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.31142/ijahm/v10i2.02
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