A study on the medicinal plants used by the local traditional healers of dhemaji district, assam, india for curing reproductive health related disorders tarun chandra taid 1, ratul chandra rajkhowa 2 and jogen chandra kalita 3 1department of zoology, north lakhimpur college autonomous, assam 2department of zoology, cotton college, guwahati, assam. Plant utilization among the local communities in kabayan, benguet province, philippines the cordillera region occupies a mountainous and forested area in the northern most part of the philippines. This image gallery of medicinal plants give the information of usage, identifications,pictures,habitat, ayurveda and modern pharmacological action of herbs etc. Plants in action, 2nd edition pdf files australian society of plant.
There are flowers grown in home gardens and some are found only in the forest areas. Post graduate department of botany, maharajas college. The book has been translated into english and malayalam by k. The present study includes information on 34 plant species belonging to 32 genera and 25 families used by kuruma tribe of wayanad district of kerala for the treatment of cuts and wounds.
The traditional uses and the therapeutic potential of ten sacred plants of kerala state in india pdf. Rare medicinal plants plants of western ghats kerala india. Discussion the study revealed that 52 plants species belonging to. Medicinal plants and their role in the wound healing and. Reshmi agricultural nursery vattoli, ambalakkulangara. Lakshminarasimhan central national herbarium, botanical survey of india, howrah. Kerala lead in the global spices market is an example. Issn ethano botanical studies on medicinal plants used for. Ethnomedicinal plants used by the bagata tribes of paderu. Video showing the commonly available medicinal plants in kerala. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. The paper is based on the medicinal plants used by the natives in kozhenchery taluk, pathanamthitta district, kerala.
Importance of medicinal plants about 35000 to 70000 plant species have at one time or other been used in some culture or other for medicinal purposes. Ethnomedicinal plants used for snake envenomation by folk. Jul 26, 2016 video showing the commonly available medicinal plants in kerala. The informants used local names for all the species catalogued.
Gopalan department of botany, karpagam university, coimbatore 641 021, tamil nadu, india corresponding author abstract introduction plants cannot run away from their predators. Heavily exploited to fuel the booming global market for herbal drugs, more than 100 medicinal plant species in kerala have been pushed to the. Ethnomedicinal plants used for the treatment of cuts and. In the present chapter, an overview of the medicinal plant economy of kerala is attempted. Though about 20 per cent of the flowering plants are trees, there are. However, their significance as an integral element of the biodiversity is being realized in the forestry sector lately, as it is brought to light that about 85% of known and recorded medicinal plant diversity of the country is captured in forests and wild habitats frlht, 2006. However, scope for commercial cultivation of medicinal plants as pure crop is very much limited in kerala owing to the smaller land holding size and high pressure on land. Medicinal plants play an essential role in the development of human culture. The state medicinal plants board, kerala smpb was constituted under the administrative jurisdiction of health and family welfare department, govt. The present study includes information on 34 plant species belonging to 32 genera and 25 families used by kuruma tribe of wayanad district of kerala for. In recent years, many attempts were made to study the medicinal plants used by various aboriginal tribes and other people in india, particularly in eastern ghats911. Though about 20 per cent of the flowering plants are trees, there are only 29 trees including six infraspecific taxa. But, medicinal plants fit well into a variety of cropping systems, ensuring effective harnessing of solar energy and increasing returns from unit area to the farmer. Ethnomedicinal plants used for snake envenomation by folk traditional practitioners from kallar forest region of south western ghats, kerala.
India is a storehouse of plants which are useful from the health point of view. Kerala, with its abundant resource of medicinal plants, has a long history of folk medical traditions practiced by healers from all levels of society. Kerala is endowed with abundant plant life and most of us are not aware of the importance of preservation and protection of these plants both flowering and medicinal. A study on traditional mother care plants of rural. A total of 190 plants were documented during the survey. See more ideas about medicinal plants, plants and herbalism. It has been found that 1170 species possess established. Medicinal plants in kerala, kerala medicinal plants.
Indian medicinal plants or ayurvedic medicinal plants are the essence of ayurveda and ayurvedic treatments. The kerala state lies along the southwest corner of peninsular india, between 80 18 and 120 48 n latitude and 740 52 and 770 22e longitude. Kerala obtain good rain and has a tropical climate which is very suitable for growing flowering plants. Foliicolous fungi on medicinal plants in thiruvananthapuram. Conservation of plants around us deserves high priority as some of them are getting endangered. An authentic guide for all who deal with the flowering plants of kerala, the western ghats, india and the tropics, this volume is structured in a precise and user friendly manner to access any single or collective information of a species with the least effort. Hortus malabaricus meaning garden of malabar is a comprehensive treatise that deals with. Medicus malvaceae india shrub seed seed diuretic, demulcent,antiseptic, carminative opthalmopathy, cough, asthma, colic. Sudhakar professor and head, department of anatomy and histology, dr. Plants of kerala sasidharan, 2004, there are 734 taxa recorded from kerala after the publication of the flora of the presidency of madras.
List of medicinal plants name in malayalam medicinal plants. Medicinal plants and plant extracts scanned pdf, 2 mb. Ayurveda research institute, poojappura, thiruvananthapuram 695 012. Among these the study on potential plants especially for the treatment of cuts and wounds is very appreciable.
A total of 85 medicinal plants belonging to 49 families were reported to be used against 19 different ailments in the hills. Pdf rare medicinal plants of western ghats in kerala india. A survey on some poisonous plants and their medicinal values in dhoni forest, palakkad, kerala, india v. A study on the medicinal plants used by the local traditional. Flowering plants in kerala search with a few letters of species or genus or family or englishmalayalamtamil local names. Pdf rare medicinal plants of western ghats in kerala. Thiruvananthapuram district harbours more than 1,000 medicinal plants of which 241 plants are hosts to foliicolous fungi belonging to 76 families and 187 genera.
Medicinal plants india environment portal news, reports. Kerala is the largest hub of high potential medicinal plants in the world, the soil structure, and climatic conditions of kerala is well suitable for creating high utility herbs, contents of minerals and nature of soils keeps the herbs in high potency. Sustainability of medicinal plants in kerala economic. They are used in both traditional and modem systems of medicine. The linkages existing n the sector as well as the factors affecting the sustainability of the medicinal plants are identified. Some flowers are common whereas there are some which are rare. Medicinal plant resources under stress in kerala the hindu. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information. Due to the climate in kerala, there are many types of flowers found abundantly and naturally. The maximum reported medicinal plant families were cucurbitaceae with 6 species followed by acanthaceae, malvaceae and fabaceae each 5 species, asteraceae, lamiaceae, moraceae and myrtaceae each 3 species, the most dominant life form of the species includes. First, the industrial demand for a sample of medicinal plants and the sources of their supply are studied. This study was aimed to document and scientifically validate the local knowledge on.
Enumeration a list of plants that are used by nimari people for treatment of diseases is given in alphabetical order in table 111. Pdf on jan 1, 2011, deepu mathew and others published rare medicinal plants of western ghats in kerala india and their ayurvedic uses find, read and cite all the research you need on. Mentioned in these volumes are plants of the malabar region which in his time. Kerala plants, plants in kerala, flowering plants of kerala. Images of statewise list, information about statewise list plant. Click to find the list of medicinal plants name in malayalam in an alphabetic order scientific names english malayalam sanskrit. Whenever a species is confined only to a particular area. Quantitative ethnomedicinal study of plants used in the. Flowering plants of kerala kerala plants, plants in kerala.
Kerala is the southernmost state along the western coast of peninsular india. The boundaries of the state are the lakshadweep sea in the west, tamilnadu in the south and east and karnataka in the north. Researchers identify and separate various active chemicals in the medicinal plants. Central national herbarium, botanical survey of india, howrah. Important plants in kerala ayurveda industry tree crops sl. Among the 734 taxa, 310 are new and 424 new record of occurrence.
Kerala national medicinal plants boardgovernment of india. Negi college of veterinary and animal sciences, cskhpkv, palampur176 062 h. Contact us karshika online marketplace for find indian. This study was aimed to document and scientifically validate the local knowledge on medicinal plants used to maintain oral hygiene by the. Students and researchers are encouraged to use the chapter title web links as material may be updated from time to. The arrival in kerala of the canonical ashtangahrdayam composed between the 6 th and 7 th century ce by vagbhata, a buddhist from sind, stimulated the development of a new dynamic medical culture.
Discussion the study revealed that 52 plants species belonging to 31. At least 25 per cent of the drugs in the modem pharmacopoeia are derived from plants. Anticaries potential of ethnomedicinal plants used by. When used judicially and clocking with the basic principles they produce miraculous effects. Brief description about common medicinal plants scientific name family distribution habit propagation part used activityproperties uses diseases formulations active principles abelmoschus moschatus linn. Medicinal plants and plant extracts scanned pdf, 2 mb author. Ethnomedicinal plants used for the treatment of cuts and wounds by. Information on the plants used in the treatment of skin diseases and related ailments is given in table1. The people have good knowledge of medicinal plants in surroundings. A survey on some poisonous plants and their medicinal values. Medicinal plants ayurveda, keralas own healthcare system. Ethnomedicine is the study of traditional medicine. The national medicinal plants board has been established by government of india to coordinate with all matters relating to medicinal plants and support policies and programs for growth of trade, export, conservation and cultivation. These names were checked against the book biodiversity documentation of kerala which claims to.
Dasapushpam or the ten sacred flowers of kerala, are ten herbs traditionally significant to. I ayurveda it is using herbs mostly as the medicines. Dandelion taraxacum officinale, the common dandelion, is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant of the family asteraceae. The forest types of kolli hills range from evergreen to moist deciduous and dry deciduous. Jul 12, 2016 heavily exploited to fuel the booming global market for herbal drugs, more than 100 medicinal plant species in kerala have been pushed to the verge of extinction. Medicinal plants kerala agricultural university aromatic and medicinal plants research station. Most of all the medicinal plants available in plenty at kerala. The work treats 4681 species, 58 subspecies and 287 varieties as occurring in kerala. So many research institutes and universities showed. These medicinal plants have been arranged alphabetically, along with the fungi they host.
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