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Medicinal Plants Diversity and their Folklore Uses by the Tribes of Nilgiri Hills, Tamil Nadu, India

Journal: International Journal of Pharmacognosy & Chinese Medicine (Vol.1, No. 3)

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Abstract

Traditional medical practices and their usage of plants as crude drug for various common ailments were recorded from Nilgiri tribes namely; Todas, Kotas, Irulas, Kurumbas, Paniyas and Kattunayakas are given. Their botanical name, common tribal name, of various plants and uses are discussed. This study comprises the medicinal uses of 40species belonging to 38 Genera and 31 families of medicinal plants have been reported. Based on the survey and report, the most commonly used medicinal plants were selected for the study.

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