• E KATHAR BASHA
• M. Banu
• R. Rani
• Vijaya Dhamodaran

Abstract: The objective of the present study was to identify and document their indigenous knowledge on the utilization of medicinal plants used by malai kuravargal. Field survey was conducted from March-2017 to March-2018. Ethno-medicinal Information was collected through questionnaire, group discussion and Interviewing among the Traditional healers and Local Tribal peoples. A total of 72 plant species belonging to 44 families were identified commonly used ethno-medicinal plants in the study. The Malai kuravargal most used plant parts Leaf, Root as well as most of the medicine prepared in the form Powder, Decoction and Paste. The plants were mostly used to cure for cold, diarrhea, Diabetes, wounding, Injury problem chicken pox, smallpox, cough, headache, and stomach ache etc. The results inventoried a wide range of plants were used to treat various common human ailments, fodder and food by the villagers in Malayur village.

Ethno-medicine, Malai kuravargal, Traditional healers, Dharmapuri

"Ethno-Botanical Survey of Medicinal Plants used by malai kuravargal in Malayur, Dharmapuri district, Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no.626-636, January 2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901283.pdf

"Ethno-Botanical Survey of Medicinal Plants used by malai kuravargal in Malayur, Dharmapuri district, Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India.", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 1, page no. pp626-636, January 2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1901283.pdf