Ethnomedicinal plants used by malayali tribals in yercaud hills, salem district, tamil nadu, india

Ethnomedicinal Plants Used as Medicine by the Kurumba Tribals in Pennagaram Region, Dharmapuri District of Tamil Nadu, India

Ethnomedicinal plants and their utilization by villagers in Kumaragiri Hills of Salem district of Tamilnadu, India.

The present investigation deals with the ethnomedicinal plants of Kumaragiri Hills of Salem district, Tamilnadu. The indigenous knowledge of the village dwellers, the herbal medicine practitioners and other traditional healers and the native plants used for medicinal value were collected through questionnaire and personal interviewed during field trips. The study revealed some unknown medical u...

Ethnomedicinal Plants Used by Rural People in Salem District, South India with Reference to Important Ailments

The observations of present investigation showed that traditional medicine plays a vital role among the rural people of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India. In Salem district, the traditional medicinal method is very effective, supportive and successful in curing snake bite, jaundice, diabetes, fever, urinary troubles and skin diseases. Tribals and villagers mainly depend on the plants for all ai...

Antimicrobial activity of some ethnomedicinal plants used by Paliyar tribe from Tamil Nadu, India

BACKGROUND Antimicrobial activity of 18 ethnomedicinal plant extracts were evaluated against nine bacterial strains (Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumonia, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Ervinia sp, Proteus vulgaris) and one fungal strain (Candida albicans). The collected ethnomedicinal plants were used in fo...

Ethnomedicinal Perspectives of Botanicals used by Malayali Tribes in Vattal Hills of Dharmapuri (TN), India

An ethnobotanical survey was conducted to collect information about the medicinal plants used by Malayali tribes in Dharmapuri district Tamilnadu, India. Informations presented here were gathered from Malayali tribes using an integrated approach of botanical collections and interview schedules. A total of 7 informants were interviewed and 27 ethno medicinal plant species distributed in 16 famil...