PMID: 22557184Jul 1, 2005Paper

Folk herbal medicine: a survey on the paniya tribes of mundakunnu village of the nilgiri hills, South India.

Ancient Science of Life
P N Arul Manikandan

Abstract

The present paper represents the results of an ethnobotanical survey conducted in Mundakunnu village of Gudalur taluk, Nilgiri district of Tamil Nadu, India. It has been observed that the plant species are used to various ailments of analgesic, antidiarrhoeal, piles, antidiabetic, gynecological problems, vermifuge, antidandruff, venereal diseases, bone fracture and as vegetables. A total of 52 plants species belonging to 51 genera (33 dicot & 6 monocot) have been discussed.

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