Some Most Important Medicinal Plants used by Pulaya Tribes from Thirumoorthy Hills of Tirupur District, Tamilnadu, India

Gopi Krishnan R; Patharaj J

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International Journal of Advanced Research in Botany

Volume 5, Issue 1, 2019, Page No: 14-24

Some Most Important Medicinal Plants used by Pulaya Tribes from Thirumoorthy Hills of Tirupur District, Tamilnadu, India

Gopi Krishnan R¹, Patharaj J^2*

1. School of life science Department of Botany, Periyar University, Selam, India.
*2Vikas Educational institution Tirupur, Tamilnadu, India.

Citation : Gopi Krishnan R, Patharaj J, Some Most Important Medicinal Plants used by Pulaya Tribes from Thirumoorthy Hills of Tirupur District, Tamilnadu, India International Journal of Advanced Research in Botany. 2019, 5(1) : 14-24.

Abstract

An ethnomedical survey was carried out among the Pulaya ethnic groups of Tirumurthy Hills, Western Ghats, Tirupur region of Tamil Nadu, India. This study includes 50 most valuable medicinal plants that have more curative properties were studied in detail. Pulaya Ethnic use herbal medicine to treat dysentery, diabetes, jaundice, asthma, fertility, anti fertility, hay fever etc.

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