scholarly journals Ethnoveterinary Medicinal Plants used in the Treatment of Livestock Diseases in Kolli Hills, Eastern Ghats of Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-103
Author(s):  
Rajesh E
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Eastern Ghats ◽  
Kolli Hills ◽  
Livestock Diseases

scholarly journals Quantitative traditional knowledge of medicinal plants used to treat livestock diseases from Kudavasal taluk of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 109-121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramalingam Parthiban ◽  
Subramaniyan Vijayakumar ◽  
Srinivasan Prabhu ◽  
Jobu Gnanaselvam Esther Morvin Yabesh
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Livestock Diseases

scholarly journals Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants in Kalrayan Hills, Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu

2014 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 111-121
Author(s):  
S. Manikandan ◽  
G.M. Alagu Lakshmanan
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Eastern Ghats ◽  
Ethnobotanical Survey ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Plants ◽  
Therapeutic Uses ◽  
Village People ◽  
Salem District

An ethnomedicinal survey among the kalrayan hills, Salem district, Tamil Nadu during September 2010 to February 2012. A total of 64 species of ethnomedicinal plants belonging to 34 families and 10 species of ethno veterinary plants belonging to 10 families were reported with the help of standard flora among local healers, village head man and elderly tribal persons. The medicinal plants used by village people, tribal and are arranged alphabetically followed by botanical name, family name, local and English name and their therapeutic uses

scholarly journals A new species of Hydrocotyle L. (Araliaceae) from India

2014 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 167-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Karuppusamy ◽  
M. Ajmal Ali ◽  
K. M. Rajasekaran ◽  
Joongku Lee ◽  
Soo-Yong Kim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Eastern Ghats ◽  
Kolli Hills ◽  
Molecular Phylogenetic ◽  
Plant Taxon ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
A New Species

Hydrocotyle kollimalayensis, a new species is described and illustrated from Kolli hills of South Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India. The new species is morphologically closer to H. sibthorpioides, but differs from the latter by its filiform stem, glabrous peduncle, shorter petiole and narrower flowers. The most prominent features of the new species Hydrocotyle kollimalayensis are: stem filiform with silky setaceous hairs; leaves sparsely hirsute above and dense below, 5-lobed; flowers 6-12 per inflorescence with glabrous peduncle; and fruits ellipsoidal with 3 obscure ribs. A key to distinguish the new species from other Hydrocotyle species of Tamil Nadu, India is provided. We also inferred the relationship of H. kollimalayensis with allied species using molecular phylogenetic analyses based on nrDNA ITS sequence data.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjpt.v21i2.21356Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 21(2): 167-173, 2014 (December)

Antibacterial activity of selected medicinal plants against multiple antibiotic resistant uropathogens: a study from Kolli Hills, Tamil Nadu, India

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 235-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Narayanan ◽  
S. Raja ◽  
K. Ponmurugan ◽  
S. Kandekar ◽  
K. Natarajaseenivasan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antibacterial Activity ◽  
Antibiotic Resistance ◽  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Inhibitory Activity ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Tinospora Cordifolia ◽  
Diffusion Method ◽  
Asparagus Racemosus ◽  
Kolli Hills ◽  
Agar Disc

The increasing incidence of antibiotic resistance among bacterial pathogens necessitates medicinal plants as an alternate therapy in restricting the resistant infectious organisms. In this primitive study, the antibiotic resistance of organisms isolated from urinary tract infected patients was evaluated using the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards (NCCLS) method and Multiple Antibiotic Resistance (MAR) index values, and the MAR values was also calculated for plant extracts. The 10 common medicinal plants collected from Kolli hills, Namakkal, south India were extracted using the chloroform, methanol, acetone, ethanol and saponification procedure. The efficacy of the extracts on the uropathogens was tested by agar disc diffusion method in order to analyse the inhibitory activity of plant extract on the organisms. Azadiracta indica A. Juss., Tinospora cordifolia (Wild.) and Euphorbia hirta Linn. exhibited high inhibitory activity against most of the 11 tested organisms followed by Cassia javanica Linn. and Phyllanthus niruri Linn. The maximum zone size of 46.3 mm was exhibited by methanol extract of P. niruri Linn. against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Asparagus racemosus Willd. and Eupatorium triplinerve Vahl had the least activity against resistant pathogens. Saponified lipids of most of the plants exhibited maximum antibacterial activity. Among the tested organisms, P. aeruginosa and Staphylococcus epidermidis were the most susceptible and Serratia marcescens, Enterobacter cloaceae, Citrobacter koseri, and Citrobacter freundii were the least inhibited by most of the extracts of medicinal plants. It is concluded that revised antibiotic policies and more importantly the development of herbal medicine as an alternative may be incorporated in urological practice.

scholarly journals Ethnomedicinal knowledge among the Malayali tribal of Chitteri hills, Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India

2021 ◽  
pp. 28-35
Author(s):  
R. Prabakaran ◽  
T. Senthil Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Eastern Ghats ◽  
Tribal People ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Knowledge

The present study was aimed to document the ethnomedicinal knowledge among the Malayali tribal of Chitteri hills Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India. Field visits were made to the Chitteri hills every month covering all seasons. Interviews with traditional healers and other knowledgeable inhabitants and farmers were conducted. The Malayali tribal people of Chitteri hills use 320 plant species for their day-to-day life, this ethnobotanical exploration revealed they were the habit of using around 216 species of medicinal plants belonging to 200 genera under 45families. Malayali tribes use morphological characters such as bark surface, leaf colour, leaf taste and exudates, underground plant parts and ecology of species as criteria for identification of 135 species belongs to 105 genera under 46 families. The documentation of the knowledge of Malayali tribal identification of plants of Chitteri hills is to be accorded top priority in the preservation of our ancient traditional knowledge.

scholarly journals Potential of ethnobotanical medicinal plants used by Malayali tribes in Yercaud hills, Eastern ghats of Tamil Nadu, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 560-567
Author(s):  
Rekka Raja ◽  
Nirubama Kumar ◽  
Moorthy Duraisamy
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Eastern Ghats ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Preparation Mode

Ethnobotanical knowledge plays an important role in therapeutic beneficial by traditional people of the Yercaud hills, Eastern ghats of the State Tamil Nadu. This current study focused on documentation of medicinal plants used to treat several ailments. Enlightenment of medicinal plants data was gathered from the Malayali tribes, using an integrated approach like botanical collections, group discussion and interviews with questionnaires in the year 2018 – 2019. During the survey a total number of 40 ethnomedicinal plant species belonging to 38 genera and 25 families were documented. Traditional names of the plants by traditional healers and local community members were prepared as a checklist.  The checklist of medicinal plants used by Malayali tribes are listed with botanical name, vernacular name, family, parts used, mode of preparation, mode of admiration and medicinal uses. We observed that the documented ethnomedicinal plants were commonly used to treating snakebite, earache, chest pain, body pain, lumbago, eczema, haemorrhoids, jaundice, dog bite, sprain, beetle bite, epididymitis, bone fracture, arthritis and painful menstruation. The results of this study showed that the tribal people still depended on medicinal plants in Yercaud Hills for treating various diseases. This would be a baseline data of medicinal plants for future research and potential development of novel drugs.

scholarly journals Identification and Ethno-botanical survey of medicinal plants in Vathalmalai hills, Eastern Ghats, Dharmapuri district, Tamilnadu, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 324
Author(s):  
Loganathan S ◽  
Selvam K
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Eastern Ghats ◽  
Tribal Community ◽  
Ethnobotanical Survey ◽  
Plant Parts ◽  
Natural Drugs ◽  
Disease And Disorders ◽  
Ethnomedicinal Knowledge

Objective: Identification and ethnobotanical survey was made on the utilization of medicinal plant the tribal community of Vathalmalai Hills in Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu, India. The objective of the study was to identify and documented the medicinal plants traditionally used by tribal people.Methods: The study was conducted from October 2016 to October 2017. The data were collected from local tribal community, they were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaires, and their traditional ethnomedicinal knowledge was recorded. As, we had collecting the information through local tribal peoples, they we are know the plant local names as well as which plants and parts are mostly used in various disease and disorders problems.Results: A total of 82 plant species and belonging to 40 families were identified. They are most frequently used plant parts leaf and most of the medicine prepared in the form powder and paste. The important disease cure for cold, diarrhea, chicken pox, smallpox, cough, headache, and stomach ache.Conclusion: The ethnomedicinal survey of medicinal plants recommended by traditional healers for the treatment of various disease and disorders new areas of research on the antihypertensive effect of medicinal plants. In the case of safety and effectiveness, they can be refined and processed to produce natural drugs.

On the status and validity of the recently described Raorchestes kollimalai Gowande, Ganesh & Mirza 2020

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4970 (3) ◽  
pp. 597-600
Author(s):  
SURYA NARAYANAN ◽  
ROBIN SUYESH ◽  
SANDEEP DAS
Keyword(s):  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Eastern Ghats ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Closely Related Species ◽  
Acoustic Data ◽  
Kolli Hills ◽  
16S Gene ◽  
The Status ◽  
Recent Addition

A recent addition to the Indian herpetofauna is Roarchestes kollimalai Gowande, Ganesh & Mirza 2020, a bush frog species, described based on a type series of three specimens from the Kolli hills in the lesser-known Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India (Gowande et al. 2020). The authors attempted to resolve the status of the previously ambiguously identified R. cf. leucolatus from this region (Ganesh & Arumugam 2016) through an integrated approach using morphology, molecular DNA and call acoustics. Gowande et al. (2020) described the new species based on their morphology, biogeographic and acoustic data, for a shallow divergent lineage differing with 1.2–1.9% in the mitochondrial 16S gene from a closely related species R. charius. After a thorough reading of Gowande et al. (2020), we found serious flaws in the publication, as the authors overlooked many errors and misrepresented their own data, leaving their new taxon questionable with respect to its validity and status. In this work, despite pointing out these errors made by the authors, we also discuss the validity of their new taxon based on their results and suggest the way forward to resolving the issue. ­­ 

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