Medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Kancheepuram District of Tamil Nadu, India
<p>Abstract</p> <p>An ethnobotanical survey was undertaken to collect information from traditional healers on the use of medicinal plants in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu during October 2003 to April 2004. The indigenous knowledge of local traditional healers and the native p...
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| description | <p>Abstract</p> <p>An ethnobotanical survey was undertaken to collect information from traditional healers on the use of medicinal plants in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu during October 2003 to April 2004. The indigenous knowledge of local traditional healers and the native plants used for medicinal purposes were collected through questionnaire and personal interviews during field trips.</p> <p>The investigation revealed that, the traditional healers used 85 species of plants distributed in 76 genera belonging to 41 families to treat various diseases. The documented medicinal plants were mostly used to cure skin diseases, poison bites, stomachache and nervous disorders. In this study the most dominant family was Euphorbiaceae and leaves were most frequently used for the treatment of diseases.</p> <p>This study showed that many people in the studied parts of Kancheepuram district still continue to depend on medicinal plants at least for the treatment of primary healthcare. The traditional healers are dwindling in number and there is a grave danger of traditional knowledge disappearing soon since the younger generation is not interested to carry on this tradition.</p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ae9a7f05a2a04413a7310be1234135a82022-12-21T23:16:50ZengBMCJournal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine1746-42692006-10-01214310.1186/1746-4269-2-43Medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Kancheepuram District of Tamil Nadu, IndiaRaja NagappanAyyanar MuniappanMuthu ChellaiahIgnacimuthu Savarimuthu<p>Abstract</p> <p>An ethnobotanical survey was undertaken to collect information from traditional healers on the use of medicinal plants in Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu during October 2003 to April 2004. The indigenous knowledge of local traditional healers and the native plants used for medicinal purposes were collected through questionnaire and personal interviews during field trips.</p> <p>The investigation revealed that, the traditional healers used 85 species of plants distributed in 76 genera belonging to 41 families to treat various diseases. The documented medicinal plants were mostly used to cure skin diseases, poison bites, stomachache and nervous disorders. In this study the most dominant family was Euphorbiaceae and leaves were most frequently used for the treatment of diseases.</p> <p>This study showed that many people in the studied parts of Kancheepuram district still continue to depend on medicinal plants at least for the treatment of primary healthcare. The traditional healers are dwindling in number and there is a grave danger of traditional knowledge disappearing soon since the younger generation is not interested to carry on this tradition.</p>http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/2/1/43 |
| spellingShingle | Raja Nagappan Ayyanar Muniappan Muthu Chellaiah Ignacimuthu Savarimuthu Medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Kancheepuram District of Tamil Nadu, India Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine |
| title | Medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Kancheepuram District of Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_full | Medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Kancheepuram District of Tamil Nadu, India |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Kancheepuram District of Tamil Nadu, India |
| title_short | Medicinal plants used by traditional healers in Kancheepuram District of Tamil Nadu, India |
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