• Ezhil Vani, M
• Velmurugan, S
• Ravikumar, R.

The present study focused to document the routinely used traditional medicinal plants against potential diseases in the selected sacred groves of Pachamalai, Tamil Nadu, India. Medicinal plants are the important potential sources of the place particularly in the sacred groves. Totally 62 medicinally important routinely used plants were recorded with their mode of preparation and administration. These information’s gathered from the traditional medicinal practitioners by the regular scientific interaction. From our observation tree species are most dominant than other habits in the studied sacred groves followed by shrub, herb and climbers. And decoction was the most preferable administration to cure diseases with 28.75% followed by paste and fresh parts (26.5%), raw juice (16.5%) and food (1.6%). Leaves (41%) are the most preferable plant part as medicine than other parts. Most potential diseases like jaundice, skeleton muscular disorders, and diabetics have been cured by the herbal practitioners in the study area. This kind of scientific documentation may serve as a platform for the scientific communities for their drug discovery research

Potential diseases, Sacred groves, Pachamalai, Jaundice.

"TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANTS OF SELECTED SACRED GROVES, PACHAMALAI AGAINST POTENTIAL DISEASES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no.339-353, July-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807206.pdf

"TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL PLANTS OF SELECTED SACRED GROVES, PACHAMALAI AGAINST POTENTIAL DISEASES", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 7, page no. pp339-353, July-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1807206.pdf