A SURVEY OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANTS FROM THE VELLORE DISTRICT, TAMILNADU, INDIA.
1 Department of Zoology, Thiruvalluvar University, Serkkadu. Vellore - 632 115. Tamilnadu, India.
2 Department of Zoology, Thiruvalluvar University, Vellore Dt., 632 115. Tamil Nadu. India.
Corresponding Author:Senthilkumar B
Man has always made use of medicinal plants to cure sufferings and diseases. This review is not documented information of the various therapeutic applications of plants used in traditional medicine. The rural folk and old aged people have long been using plants for their various ailments. However this information related to traditional medicinal uses of plants is not well documented. There is an urgent need for documenting these folklore and traditional knowledge in some form before such valuable knowledge becomes inaccessible and extinct. A botanical survey was carried out among the various species of medicinal plants in Vellore district, Tamilnadu, India. Traditional uses of 124 plant species belonging to 40 families are described for their medicinal properties in the present study. The tribal people use these plants to treat skin allergy, dysentery, for anti-bacterial activity, diabetes, jaundice, asthma, fertility, antifertility, dental diseases, etc. The medicinal plants used by them are arranged alphabetically followed by family name, local name and their medicinal uses.
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How to Cite
S, S. & B, S. (2013). A SURVEY OF TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANTS FROM THE VELLORE DISTRICT, TAMILNADU, INDIA.. International Journal of Ayurvedic and Herbal Medicine, 3(5). https://doi.org/10.47191/ijahm/v3i5.06
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