Ethnobotanical plants used as curatives for skin diseases in a Cauvery river stretch, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, India
Keywords:
Cauvery river basin, Medicinal plants, Traditional uses
Abstract
The study area covers about 15 km stretch in the perennial river bed, Cauvery which supports semi evergreen to dry deciduous type of forests. Ethnobotanical information on 24 plant species was recorded during the extensive field survey carried out in this stretch during 2012-2013. The information covers botanical names, vernacular names, family, plant parts used and the mode of usage.
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Ayyanar M, Sankarasivaraman K, Ignacimuthu S and Sekar T. 2010. Plant species with ethnobotanical importance other than medicinal in Theni district of Tamilnadu, Southern India. Asian Journal of Experimental Biological Sciences. 1(4): 765 – 771.
Balakrishnan V, Prema P, Ravindran KC and Philip Robinson J. 2009. Ethnobotanical studies among villagers from Dharapuram taluk, Tamilnadu, India. Global Journal of Pharmacology. 3(1): 8 – 14.
Farombi EO. 2003. African indigenous plants with chemotherapeutic potentials and biotechnological approach to the production of bioactive prophylactic agents. African Journal of Biotechnology. 2(12): 662 – 671.
Ignacimuthu S, Ayyanar M and Sankarasivaraman K. 2008. Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by Paliyar tribals in Theni district of Tamilnadu, India. Fitoterapia. 79(7-8): 562 – 568.
Kirtikar KR and Basu BD. 2012. Indian Medicinal plants. Second Edition in Eleven Volumes. Oriental Enterprises, Dehradun, Uttaranchal, India. 3846p.
Laila banu NR, Sreeja S, Pinky VR, Prakash JW and Jeenath Jasmine A. 2007. Medicinal plants used by the rural people of Kattathurai, Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu. Journal of Basic and Applied Biology. 1: 18 – 22.
Matthew KM. The Flora of Tamilnadu carnatic. Vols. 1-3. The Rapinat Herbarium, St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirapalli, India.
Maruthapandian A and Mohan VR. 2010. Observation of ethnomedicinal plants from Sirumalai hills in Western Ghats of Tamilnadu, India. Journal of Herbal Medicine and Toxicology. 4: 89 – 92.
Murugesan M and Balasubramanian V. 2007. Ethno-medico-botanical diversity of Irulas in Velliangiri Hills, Coimbatore district, Tamilnadu, India. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products. 14: 105 – 110.
Shanley P and Luz P. 2003. The impacts of forest degradation on medicinal plant use and implication for health care in Eastern Amazonia. Bio Science. 53: 573 – 584.
Rai LK, Pankaj Prasad and Sharma E. 2000. Conservation threat to some important medicinal plants of the Sikkim Himalaya. Biological Conservation. 93: 27-33.
Shanmugam S, Kalaiselvan M, Selvalumar P, Kuru Suresh and Rajendran K. 2011. Ethnomedicinal plants used to cure diarrhea and dysentery in Sivagangai district of Tamil Nadu, India. International Journal of Research in Ayurveda and Pharmacy. 2: 991 – 994.
Pullaiah T. 2002. Medicinal plants in India. Regency Publications, New Delhi. Vol. 1-2
The Wealth of India 2006. Council for Scientific and industrial Research, New Delhi. Vols.1-5
Published
2014-12-31
How to Cite
G, T., CM, G., K, N., & S, P. (2014). Ethnobotanical plants used as curatives for skin diseases in a Cauvery river stretch, Namakkal district, Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Research in Biology, 4(8), 1589-1594. Retrieved from https://ojs.jresearchbiology.com/ojs1/index.php/jrb/article/view/518
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