Original Research Article I Volume 6 I Issue 2 I 2018

Ethnoveterinary Plants as Food Plants of Indian Gaur in Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary, Warangal, Telangana State, India

M. Bapu Rao, E. Narayana and M. Vikram Reddy

Biolife; 2018, 6(2), pp 79-84

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7403012

Abstract:

An inventory of the food spectrum of Gaur at Eturnagaram wildlife sanctuary in Telangana State (India) was made through a three year study with an aim to explore the diet composition, preferable food plants and their ethnoveterinary potential to treat different ailments.The ethnomedicinal plants used by the ethnic koya tribes living in and around the Eturnararma wildlife sanctuary are documented The study identified 44 medicinal plant taxa representing 35 genera of 26 families. Ceasalpinaceae, Combretaceae and Rhamnaceae are the predominant family with 3 species from each family.

Keywords:

Ethnoveterinary plants, Food plants, Indian Bison, Koyas, Eturnagaram Wildlife sanctuary

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Article Dates:

Received: 8 March 2017; Accepted: 21 April 2018; Published: 26 May, 2018

How To Cite:

M. Bapu Rao, E. Narayana, & M. Vikram Reddy. (2018). Ethnoveterinary Plants as Food Plants of Indian Gaur in Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary, Warangal, Telangana State, India. Biolife, 6(2), 79–84. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7403012