Ethnomedicinal Uses Of Some Fabaceae Family Plants of Narsipatnam Division, Visakhapatnam District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Ethnobotanical study was carried out in the Narsipatnam division, Visakhapatnam districts of Andhra Pradesh. The present paper deals with traditional uses of 15 plant species   belonging to 4 genera of  Fabaceae  families along with correct botanical identification, local names, parts used and mode of administration in respect to different diseases. The common diseases treated using medicinal plants are abortifacient, alopecia, Leucoderma, contraceptive, cough, Dandruff, migraine, Earache, Helminthiasis, Skin disease, Ring worm, Toothache, Whitlow, Anthelmintic, Centipede bite, Jaundice, Join pain, Eye clarity, Ring worm, Cuts, Wounds, Boil, Swellings, Purgative, Galactogauge, Backache, Heel cracks and abscess etc.,