scholarly journals ETHNOMEDICINAL APPROACHES FOR TREATING VARIOUS DISEASE BY IRULAS TRIBALS, KONBANUR VILLAGE, ANAIKATTI HILLS,THE WESTERN GHATS, COIMBATORE DISTRICT

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ganesan C.M ◽  
Kumaresan G
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Coimbatore District ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Western Ghats ◽  
Available Resources

Indigenous traditional Knowledge is an integral part of the culture and history of a local community.It evolves through years of regular experimentation on the day to day life and available resources surrounded by the community. The present paper documented 85 ethno-medicinal plants of Konbanur village, Anaikatti,Coimbatore district, the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu belonging to 48 families were used by the Irula tribals for various diseases and food. The conventional ethno medicinal plants were mostly used for different inflammation, cough and cold, leucoderma, different skin diseases, ulcers and leprosy. The ethnomedicinalplants are arranged alphabetically followed by botanical name, family, local name and medicinal uses.

scholarly journals ETHNOMEDICINAL APPROACHES FOR TREATING VARIOUS DISEASE BY IRULA TRIBALS, KONBANUR VILLAGE, ANAIKATTI HILLS,THE WESTERN GHATS, COIMBATORE DISTRICT

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 62-71
Author(s):  
Ganesan C.M ◽  
Manigandan A ◽  
Thirumaran G
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Local Community ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Care Needs ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Coimbatore District ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Western Ghats

Ethno-medicine means the medical practices for the treatment of ethnic or aborigine people for their health care needs. Indigenous traditional Knowledge is an integral part of the culture and history of a local community. It is evolved through years of regular experimentation on the day to day life and available resources surrounded by the community. The present paper documented 85 ethno-medicinal plants of Konbanur village, Anaikatti, Coimbatore district, the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu belonging to 48 families were used by the Irula tribals for various diseases and food. The conventional ethno medicinal plants were mostly used for different inflammation, cough and cold, leucoderma, different skin diseases, ulcers and leprosy. The medicinal plants used by the Irula tribal traditional users of Konbanur village, Anaikatty hills are arranged alphabetically followed by botanical name, family, local name and medicinal uses

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

2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 68-71
Author(s):  
Nithya Jeniffer P ◽  
Manish Kumar ◽  
Logan Kumar K
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Threatened Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Indigenous Communities ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Ecological Studies ◽  
Tribal Communities ◽  
Breeding Technology

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 throughquestionnaire 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.

Tripogon ashihoi (Poaceae: Chloridoideae), a new species from the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-70
Author(s):  
M. Murugesan ◽  
◽  
S. Arumugum ◽  
K.A.A. Kabeer ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Grass Species ◽  
Coimbatore District ◽  
Obtuse Apex ◽  
The Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

A new grass species collected from the Ayyamalai forests, Bolampatti hills of Coimbatore district, the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, is described and illustrated here. The new species is morphologically similar to T. bromoides but differs by having the culms up to 90 cm high; 5–28 cm long sparsely scabrid leaves with acuminate tip; spikelets with 6 –10, linear, fertile florets; upper glume 5 –5.5 mm long with ca. 1.5 mm long mucro at apex, lemma elliptic - oblong, 3–3.5 mm long; central awn from sinus 2.3–3 mm long; palea 2-keeled, ciliate, without setae at obtuse apex and anthers 0.9– 1.1 mm long.

scholarly journals DIVERSITY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN ERATTI HILL, THAMARAIKARAI BEAT OF BARGUR RESERVE FOREST, WESTERN GHATS IN ERODE DISTRICT, TAMILNADU, INDIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Vijayashalini P ◽  
Abirami P
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Flowering Period ◽  
Dominant Position ◽  
Primary Health ◽  
Reserve Forest ◽  
Voucher Specimens ◽  
Cardiac Disorders

Objective: This study was planned to document the medicinal plants in Eratti hill.Methods: The medicinal plants were collected during their flowering period from July to September. Voucher specimens of all medicinally valuable plants were collected, poisoned, dried, and mounted with voucher number following the conventional methods.Results: Survey of medicinal plants wealth of Eratti hill, Bargur reserve forest, Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India, was carried out during 2016– 2018. 295 medicinal plant species belonging to 66 families were documented. Of these, the highest number of species belongs to the families were Asteraceae, Acanthaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Convolvulaceae, Solanaceae, Amaranthaceae, Lamiaceae, Asclepiadaceae, Malvaceae, Mimosaceae, and Apocynaceae. Herbs held the dominant position followed by shrubs, trees, climbers, and epiphytes. The medicinal plants were used to treat various ailments such as skin diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, asthma, fever, colic pain, biliousness, wounds eczema, cardiac disorders, and eye diseases used by the Solagars, Lingayats, and Malayali tribals in the hill.Conclusion: Medicinal plants in Eratti hill play a significant role in primary health care of the ethnic people. This study provides knowledge about herbal treatment of the ethnic people and subsequent pharmacognostical and pharmacological investigations should be made to confirm their mode of preparations.

scholarly journals Ethno medicinal knowledge of plants used by irula tribes, nellithurai beat, the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 124-128
Author(s):  
SM Dhivya ◽  
K Kalaichelvi
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Tribal Community ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Plant Utilization ◽  
The Nilgiris ◽  
Whole Plants

Background: The study of local knowledge about natural resources is becoming increasingly important in defining strategies and actions for conservation. In recent years, work in ethnobotanical knowledge worldwide has increased especially in some parts of Europe, Asia, and Africa. India, a country with a rich culture and traditional knowledge, has contributed a major share of the world’s ethnobotanical work.Aims and Objectives: The main objectives behind this study was to record the plants used for medicinal purposes in Nellithurai Beat through regular field visits because there is no previous reports on the documentation of medicinal plants from Nellithurai Beat, Karmadai Range, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India.Materials and Methods: An ethnomedicinal survey was conducted from January - 2016 to March – 2016. The information on ethnomedicinal uses of plants was obtained through direct field interviews and designed questionnaire. Their vernacular name, family, mode of preparation and medicinal uses were recorded by interviewing the locals of different age groups.Results: During the present study plant species belonging to 36 families were documented. Of the 40 plant species documented 14 were Shrubs,12 Trees, 10 Herbs, 3 Climbers and 1 Epiphyte. Leaves and whole plants are the most widely (50% and 23%) used plant part of the reported medicinal plants and decoction are the most widely (48%) used mode of preparation.Conclusion: The study revealed that tribal community have a great faith in the traditional healing system and they rely on medicinal plants for treatment of various diseases. Due to continuous loss of vegetation, it is necessary that suitability requirements are needed in order to protect the traditional knowledge in a particular area with reference to medicinal plant utilization and the study will be useful for future ethno-pharmacological research for the discovery of new drugs.Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.7(5) 2016 124-128

scholarly journals DOCUMENTATION OF ABORIGINAL TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND INHERENT INDIGENOUS THERAPEUTIC PLANTS OF COIMBATORE DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU, INDIA

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-120
Author(s):  
Saradha M ◽  
Samydurai P ◽  
Divya Bharathi G
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Group Discussion ◽  
Food Additives ◽  
Tribal Community ◽  
Medicinal And Aromatic Plants ◽  
Snake Bites ◽  
Coimbatore District ◽  
Community People

The aim of the study was to investigate the medicinal plants used as therapeutic, nutritive and food additives which are consumed by the tribes of Coimbatore district, Tamil Nadu, India. The information was gathered from the local tribal community people, an aboriginal community who reside in the foothills, aroundthe Coimbatore district. Several field visited to the tribal inhabitant areas to collect data on medicinal and aromatic plants commonly used by them. The observations collected during field visits were put to group discussion. The medicinal plants were identified, photographed and sample specimens were collected for preparation of herbarium. The results of the study have been documented that 47 plants belonging to 24 families and 38 genera used to treat wound healing, diabetics, jaundice, skin diseases, gastro intestinal disorders, ulcer, fever, cold, cough, bronchitis, ring worm, snake bites, burns healing, eye diseases, swelling,rheumatism, cosmetics and also used for malnutrition.

scholarly journals Preliminary phytochemical studies for the quantification of secondary metabolites of medicinal importance in the plant, Acalypha fruticosa Forssk

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 41-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. M. Anandakumar ◽  
S. Paulsamy ◽  
P. Sathish Kumar ◽  
P. Senthilkumar
Keyword(s):  
Secondary Metabolites ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Tropical Region ◽  
Habitat Conditions ◽  
Coimbatore District ◽  
Phytochemical Compounds ◽  
Phytochemical Studies ◽  
Layer Chromatography

The medicinal plant, Acalypha fruticosa Forssk for the treatment of dyspepsia, stomachache, fever, jaundice, skin diseases and even as an antidote is generally distributed in different environments of tropical region in Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. However, its occurrence is more common in lower hills of Western Ghats and other habitats in this region where the soil is stony with low moisture. So far, there was no study on the influence of habitat conditions on the change in the content of secondary metabolites of medicinal importance in this plant. Hence to know the changes in the content of such secondary metabolites in the leaves of A. fruticosa, the present study was undertaken in three different habitats. Thin layer chromatography revealed the presence of phytochemical compounds viz., alkaloids, flavonoids and saponins in the leaves of all the three populations. Further the content of all these compounds are found to be higher in the population of dry habitats.

scholarly journals Traditional remedial plants utilized in the Paliyar’s tribe handling of different skin diseases from Sadhuragiri hills, Tamil Nadu, india

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1-s) ◽  
pp. 275-285
Author(s):  
Kamatchi Aadhan ◽  
SubramaniamParvathi Anand
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Medicinal Plant ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
Skin Diseases ◽  
Herbal Medicines ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Skin Disorders

An ethnobotanical exploration, an attempt has been made to survey the indigenous knowledge on herbal medicines used as a therapy for skin disorders by the Paliyar tribes of Sadhuragiri hills. The purpose of this study is to assess traditional knowledge on medicinal plants which forms a baseline data for future pharmacological and phytochemical studies, to identify the vital species used for skin medicine, finding out methods for various preparations, and calculate the % informants in relation to medicinal plant use. In this study frequent field trips were made for the collection of plant specimens and information on medicinal aspects from traditional healers and women folk through questionnaire and interviews. The information of herbal preparation, parts used, mode of administration and local name was also taken during the study period. The present study has resulted in the documentation of 50 medicinal plant species belonging to 26 families and 41 genera used by the Paliyar for treatment of different skin ailments, viz. Scabies, Skin allergy, eczema, Wound swelling, Ring worm, itches, Heal crack, Burn wounds, Poison bite infection. The findings of present study shows documentation of 20 plant species which are found little known or less reported in available published literature. The Paliyar tribe lives interiorly in the forest localities and Government is making policies to rehabilitate them outside of forest areas, it is necessary to tap their rich heritable traditional knowledge on medicinal plants within time before it become vanished due to modernization. A inclusive detailed search and report on the pattern of utilization of medicinal plants by this tribe has not evidenced in the earlier publications. Therefore, present attempt has been made to document traditional knowledge of Paliyar tribe used to treat different skin disorders by production various herbal preparations. Keywords: Paliyar tribe, Herbal medicines, Skin disorders, Indigenous knowledge, Sadhuragiri hills.

Tripogon paramjitianus (Poaceae: Chloroidoideae) A New Species from the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India

2017 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 285-287
Author(s):  
M. Murugesan ◽  
◽  
Arumugam S. ◽  
K.A.A. Kabeer ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Tamil Nadu ◽  
South India ◽  
Coimbatore District ◽  
The Western Ghats ◽  
A New Species

Tripogon paramjitianaus Murugesan & al., a new species collected from the Velliangiri hills of Coimbatore district, the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, South India is described and illustrated.

scholarly journals Traditional Knowledge on few Medicinal Plants of Biligirirangana Hill, Karnataka, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (03) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
Sushma M. ◽  
Jayashankar M. ◽  
Vinu A. K.
Keyword(s):  
Medicinal Plants ◽  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Traditional Healers ◽  
Gastrointestinal Disorders ◽  
Medicinal Uses ◽  
Tribal People ◽  
Tribal Communities ◽  
Plant Survey

Biligirirangana hills (BR Hills) is located in Yelandur taluk, Chamarajanagar District, Western Ghats towards Tamilnadu. The ethno botanical plant survey was executed for the documentation of therapeutic plants. The tribal people have the inborn knowledge about the medicinal plants and their use. In this presentstudy, we have selected 90 plant species belonging to 48 families out of which 38 plant species are herbs, 16 shrubs, 27 treesand 9 climbers were identified with their appropriate information and reported in this paper with their medicinal uses according to tribal communities to cure different ailments. The most common illness treated by the traditional healers are jaundice, diabetes, asthma, fever, cold, cough, digestive problems, piles, paralysis, skin problems, diarrhoea, haemorrhage, kidney problem, gastrointestinal disorders etc.

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