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Karthick, M.
- Traditionally Used Ethno-Medicinal Plants of the Kurumba Communities Surrounded in Thalamalai Hills, Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu
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1 College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur – 680656, IN
2 Kaps Green Foundation, Valavanthi Nadu, Kolli Hills, Namakkal – 621211, IN
3 Forest College and Research Institute, TNAU, Mettupalayam-641301, IN
1 College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, Thrissur – 680656, IN
2 Kaps Green Foundation, Valavanthi Nadu, Kolli Hills, Namakkal – 621211, IN
3 Forest College and Research Institute, TNAU, Mettupalayam-641301, IN
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South Indian Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol 3, No 1 (2017), Pagination: 15-26Abstract
The present study aimed to enumerate the ethno-medicinal uses of plants used by the Kurumba communities living around the Thalamalai Hills in Namakkal district. Medicinal uses of 89 plants belongs to 80 genera and 45 families were identifiedand recorded from the tribals with their botanical identities and method of drug preparations. All the information's related to the uses of the traditional medicinal plants were highlighted in this paper.Keywords
Kurumba, Thalamalai, Ethno-Medicine, Eastern Ghats, Plant Diversity.Full Text
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