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YANADI
Sarsaparilla (Hemidesmus indicus).
Nux vomica (Strychnos Nux-vomica).
Tangēdu (Cassia auriculata).
Soap nut (Sapindus trifoliatus).
Achilla weed (lichens).
Ishwarac (Aristolochia indica).
Vishabuddi (Sida carpinifolia).
Kukkapala (Tylophora asthmatica).
Honey.
Rattan ( Calamus Rotang).
Tamarind (Tamarindus indicus).
Neredu (Eugenia Jambolana).
Surati bark (Ventilago Madraspatana).

In the interests of the Yānādis it is laid down, in the Gazette, that "the Yānādi villages must be encouraged, and the people paid at least once a week for the produce they collect. This must be done by the maistry (overseer) going up and down the main ride every day during the collection season, checking the collections, and paying for them on the spot. The Yānādis will, of course, camp out in the reserve when collecting produce, and not return, as heretofore, every three days to Srīharikota, thus wasting 45 per cent, of their time in the mere coming and going, apart from the fact that, under the old system, the produce from some parts of the reserves was never collected at all, as no one visited them."

The Yānādis dance on festive occasions, at ceremonies, and occasionally for begging, smearing the body with turmeric, wearing flowers, singing meaningless songs, and drumming in rude fashion "dambukku, dambukku." Their only wind instrument is the bag-pipe, but they play on the snake charmer's reed as an accompaniment. Their dance is full of indecent suggestion.