Vol. 1 No. 2 (2014): Vol 1, Iss 2, Year 2014
Articles

ETHNO-ECOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE MEDICINAL PLANTS OF WESTERN GHATS REGION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO VALPARAI TRIBES

Nithya Jeniffer P
PG and Research Department of Zoology, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore- 641 029
Manish Kumar
2Environmental Impact Assessment Division Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON), Anaikatti (PO), Coimbatore – 641 108
Logan Kumar K
1PG and Research Department of Zoology, Kongunadu Arts and Science College, Coimbatore- 641 029.
Published December 30, 2014
Keywords
  • Valparai tribes, Traditional knowledge, Ecological studies, Medicinal plants
How to Cite
P, N. J., Kumar, M., & K, L. K. (2014). ETHNO-ECOLOGICAL STUDIES ON THE MEDICINAL PLANTS OF WESTERN GHATS REGION WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO VALPARAI TRIBES. Kongunadu Research Journal, 1(2), 68-71. https://doi.org/10.26524/krj41

Abstract

Traditional knowledge on plant has a long-standing history in many indigenous communities, and continues to provide useful tools for treating various diseases. Tribal communities living in biodiversity rich areas possess a wealth of knowledge on the utilization and conservation of food and medicinal plants. They are well versed in the usage of plant for treating various diseases. The present study carryout by survey method aimed to identifying the plants used for the general health of the tribal communities such as Kadar, Muthuvar and Malai Malasars of Western Ghats region. Ethno medicinal information was gathered through
questionnaire from the majority of tribal people of Valparai hills Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. All the traditional and other knowledge related to the collection and consumption of the medicinal plants, their environment on which communities depends was documented. The present study observed that, the tribal peoples from valparai having knowledge of 29 species on the traditional medicine. These tribes are one of the major conservators of environments. Their traditional knowledge can be utilized for the breeding technology of variety of threatened species and develop for the biodiversity conservation as well as for pharmacological research in various dimensions.

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