Documentation of tribal’s traditional knowledge of medicinal plants from Renlagadda Thanda, Kodangal mandal, Mahabubnagar Dist, Telangana, India

The aim of this report is giving the importance in need of ground leveal documentation of medicinal plants, their ingrediants and usage. To be effort has been made to evaluate plants used for medicare by the tribal people of Renla Gadda Thanda, Kodangal mandal, Mahabubnagar Dist, Telangana. Due to be deficient in of modern healthcare facilities and poor economic conditions, the tribal people of the Thanda fully depend on in the vicinity available medicinal plants for their healthcare needs. In the present report a total of 24 ethnomedicinal plants from 23 genus and 24 species occupied 18 families were recorded. The thorough information i.e., Usage, to be treated disorder, Parts used recorded. This is a first report from the Renlagadda Thanda of Kodangal mandal. The study area having wealthy in medicinal plants flora and tribal communities with latest usages. Documentation of traditional knowledge on medicinal plants from the village or thanda level is the elementary and necessary samples for novel medication.


INTRODUCTION
The tribal medicinal system extremely deep rooted in Indian culture. The usage of plants in India is very difficult to separate from there culture. Herbs are using not only for curing diseases but also during several ceremony, they belive green should gives victory. Today, there is growing ambition to unravel the role of traditional medicinal plants studies in trapping the centuries elder conventional folk knowledge as well as in searching new plants resources of food, drugs, shalter etc (S.K. Jain 1987). Among the natural resources the traditional knowledge on medicinal plants is considered as important sources of medicine, the diversity of medicinal plants and their rich therapeutic wisdom in Renlagadda thanda, made us to think over the utility of this natures gift for the benefit of society. Since early times, man has used plants for medicine, fuel, timber and food. The ethnic knowledge on the use of plants as medicine is well documented (Anonymous 1994, J.K. Maheswari 2000, R.N. Chopra et al., 1956). Indigenous remedies have originated directly or indirectly from folklore's rituals and superstitions (Mitra Roma 1989). The interest in ethno botanical research has increased considerably for the last couple of decades. Many scholars directed towards the valorization of ethnobotanical patrimony because of the belief that such remedies may be useful sources for new therapeutic products (F. Lentini 2000, H.K. Sharma 2001).
To day there is in need to document and report at village or thanda like basic level. Usually all most all reports choosing huge areas but they were not coverd all the selected area, if once they coverd it may some missings also happened. So the keeping aim of this object the present documentation desined and completed. About 90% of the people of Renlagadda thanda have depending on traditional medicinal plants as it is commonly available and does not have any side effects at the optimum level. Since, no such detailed studies reported so far from Renlagadda Thanda of Mahabubnagar Dist, Telangana, so these documented results here reporting.

MATERIALS AND METHODS
The documentation of tradtional knowledge on medicinal plants from Renlagadda Thana was conducted during June 2014-Dec 2014. In this period the frequent visitings was made to study area on the basis of tribals interview the collection, identification and authentication of the medicinal plants with their therapeutic properties against various ailments was recorded. The farm families used the questionnaire based survey along with informal discussions to gather information regarding the use of medicinal plants for various ailments at home scale level single people in each or in two homes who are the expert or practitioners, were interviewed. These plants species

STUDY AREA
The study area Renlagadda Thanda located in Juntupally forest. Its near to Kodangal Mandal, Mahabubnagar district, Telangana State, India (Fig.1). It is also located near boarder of Sedam taluk, Karnataka state. This Thanda located in the midpoint of the forest. There is no sufficient way for transportation till the day. The people of the study area were finacially very much backward, more than 80% of the thanda people were illitrates. They can speak three languages Lambadi, Telugu, Hindi. The plant assortment is very rich because this area located in heart point of Juntipally forest and a excellent amount of medicinal plants are available.

RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
The study area ( Figure 1) comprises huge forest and small reservoir i.e., Juntupally. So the Thanda not having conviniant transportation till the day. In the event of documentation a total of 24 ethnomedicinal plants from 23 genus and 24 species occupied 18 families were recorded. Solanaceae represented 03, followed by Euphorbiaceae and Asclipidiaceae represented each two, the remaing 15 families reprented single species each (Figire 4).The thorough information i.e., family, scientific name, local names, part used, usage and to be treated disorder were arranged in chronological order (Table 1). This is a first report from the Renlagadda Thanda of Kodangal mandal. The study area having wealthy in medicinal plants flora and tribal communities with latest usages. A total number of 14 tribal practiceners of (09 men, 05 women)were interviewed whose age ranged from 35-90 years.. A common 33 different diseases like snake bite, bone fracture, asthama, cough, fever, jaundes, ruhmantic pains etc., were frequently treated by the 14 tribal practiceners. Documentation of traditional knowledge on medicinal plants from the village or thanda level is the elementary and necessary samples for novel medication.
In details discussion and data interpretation was done by various paprameters like frequency distribution of sources, Percentage distribution of growth forms, family wise distribution and percentage, distribution of habitat forms, ailmants treatment pacentage International Letters of Natural Sciences Vol. 35 distributions. From initial period people have prepared usage of plants for their basic needs, sustenance, medicare and livelihood. Some plants used by people are cultivated, while others grow in wild conditions. Useally the tribes depend principally on plants, for food, clothing, housing, medicine, oil, agriculture implements, art, crafts and coloring and a host of other requirements (J. Maheshwari 1995).
The aim of this report is giving the importance in need of ground leveal documentation of medicinal plants, their ingrediants and usage. To be effort has been made to evaluate plants used for medicare by the tribal people of Renla Gadda Thanda, Kodangal mandal, Mahabubnagar Dist, Telangana. Due to be deficient in of modern healthcare facilities and poor economic conditions, the tribal people of the Thanda fully depend on in the vicinity available medicinal plants for their healthcare needs.

Twig
Use of soft twig as toothbrush for bad breath.

Vaayili
Hot fomented leaf Along with salt in a muslin cloth is placed on affected region.  Harsha et al., 2003). Nevertheless, in Renlagadda thanda, no study on documentation of tradtional medicinal have been carried out. This is a foremost and exclusive report from the study area. The recipe and consistency of these efficient phytomedicine should be confident for their sustainable uses. The data accrued is expected to serve as a basic source for the growth of herbal drug industries to recover tribal and rural wealth.

Arthritis
The   The analysis of habits (Fig. 3) of plants documented, shows that herbs share the largest proportion with 09 species (40.9%) followed by shrubs with 06 species (27.27%), Trees with 04 species (18.18%) and climbers with 2 species (09.09%). In the part of documentation 07 types of parts is being used treating in various ailments. The number and parecentage given in figure 7. The distribution of 22 medicinal plants curing 33 ailments. Majorly with 10.52% of plants using against skin ailments followed by 7.89% bone fracture, cough, 5.26% against eye disorders, fever. While the 28 diseases treated by single tribal plants.

CONCLUSION
The present report successfully completed ground level documentation of selected small study area. This is the basic report from the Renlagadda thanda, here the formulation usage knowledge utmost newly reported. This will be foundation for auxiliary phytochemical, pharmacological studies and in drug design.