• Dr Archana G.R

Abstract: Kerala is well known for its ethnic diversity and has a long history in traditional health practices and home remedies. The present work enumerates the traditional uses of 35 medicinal plants belonging to 25 host families that are used to treat menstrual disorders by the tribes of Palode forest area of Thiruvananthapuram district of Kerala. Ethnobotanical documentation is very important for biodiversity conservation. Hence, there is an urgent need for documentation of this information before it gets vanished. This information will surely help in the development of many novel drugs for female reproductive problems.

IndexTerms – Ethnobotanical documentation, Kani, Menstrual disorders, Traditional herbal remedies, Tribes

"Ethnobotanical Documentation of Some of the Indigenous Medicinal Plants used to Treat Menstrual Disorders by Kani Tribes of Palode Forest Area of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.174-178, December-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812826.pdf

"Ethnobotanical Documentation of Some of the Indigenous Medicinal Plants used to Treat Menstrual Disorders by Kani Tribes of Palode Forest Area of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp174-178, December-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1812826.pdf