Abstract:

The paper provides information about the treatment of snake bite by tribal people of Kotia hills of Vizianagaram district. The ethnomedicine comes from 17 plant species belonging to 17 genera and 14 families of Magnoliophyta. The tribal inhabitants of the study area largely constitutes of Mannedora, Kondadora, Jatapu and Savara. The documentation of these medicinal plants against snake bite reveals that these ethnic people are still dependent on local vegetation for their life care.