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A study on traditional medicinal plants of Uthapuram, Madurai District, Tamilnadu, South India

B. Sivasankari, Subburaj Pitchaimani, Marimuthu Anandharaj

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OBJECTIVE: To record the medicinal plants of Uthapuram Village, Madurai district, Tamilnadu, South India for the first time and the usage of these medicinal plants to remediate the diseases among the peoples. METHODS: Explorative field trips were made to the village for about twelve months from April 2012 to May 2013 to survey the medicinal plants and collect the information from the villagers. RESULTS: From this study 52 species of valuable medicinal plants belonging to 36 families were recorded and their ethnomedicinal values were collected from the village peoples. CONCLUSION: This study focuses the importance, utilization and conservation of the medicinal plants among the people.

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OBJECTIVE: To record the medicinal plants of Uthapuram Village, Madurai district, Tamilnadu, South India for the first time and the usage of these medicinal plants to remediate the diseases among the peoples. METHODS: Explorative field trips were made to the village for about twelve months from April 2012 to May 2013 to survey the medicinal plants and collect the information from the villagers. RESULTS: From this study 52 species of valuable medicinal plants belonging to 36 families were recorded and their ethnomedicinal values were collected from the village peoples. CONCLUSION: This study focuses the importance, utilization and conservation of the medicinal plants among the people.

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OBJECTIVE: To record the medicinal plants of Uthapuram Village, Madurai district, Tamilnadu, South India for the first time and the usage of these medicinal plants to remediate the diseases among the peoples. METHODS: Explorative field trips were made to the village for about twelve months from April 2012 to May 2013 to survey the medicinal plants and collect the information from the villagers. RESULTS: From this study 52 species of valuable medicinal plants belonging to 36 families were recorded and their ethnomedicinal values were collected from the village peoples. CONCLUSION: This study focuses the importance, utilization and conservation of the medicinal plants among the people.

Key concepts: Traditional medicine, Geography, Socioeconomics, Medicine, Sociology

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