A study on ethnomedicinal plants of Kalavai, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India.

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dc.contributor.authorNatarajan, A
dc.contributor.authorLeelavinodh, K S
dc.contributor.authorJayavelu, A
dc.contributor.authorDevi, K
dc.contributor.authorKumar, B Senthil
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-30T07:35:33Z
dc.date.available2014-05-30T07:35:33Z
dc.date.issued2013-01
dc.description.abstractA qualitative ethanobotanical survey was carried out among the local Irula tribals of Kalavai village, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, to study the various medicinal plants that are used by the people for the treatment of common ailments such as fever, cold, cough, diabetes, jaundice, diarrhea, rheumatism, snake bite, and headache, in order to evaluate the potential medicinal uses of local plants. 250 respondents were interviewed. A total of 50 species of plants used by the local tribes of Kalavai are described in this study based on questionnaire, interviews and discussions with the local people. Several plants were found to be effective in curing asthma, skin disease, headache, wound healing, cough, cancer, fever, cold, rheumatism, hepatitis, diarrhea, paralysis, dyspepsia, ulcers, dysentery, tumors, some viral infections and scorpion bite. Conservation and cultivation of these plants is essential for sustaing the medicinal and cultural resource of mankind.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNatarajan A, Leelavinodh K S, Jayavelu A, Devi K, Kumar B Senthil. A study on ethnomedicinal plants of Kalavai, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science. 2013 Jan; 3(1): 99-102.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/151516
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.japsonline.com/counter.php?aid=765en_US
dc.subjectFolklore medicinal plantsen_US
dc.subjectFruit plantsen_US
dc.subjectOrnamental plantsen_US
dc.subjectVegetableen_US
dc.subjectMedicinal plantsen_US
dc.titleA study on ethnomedicinal plants of Kalavai, Vellore District, Tamil Nadu, India.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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