Some Most Important Medicinal Plants used by Pulaya Tribes from Thirumoorthy Hills of Tirupur District, Tamilnadu, India
Gopi Krishnan R1, Patharaj J2*
Citation : Gopi Krishnan R, Patharaj J, Some Most Important Medicinal Plants used by Pulaya Tribes from Thirumoorthy Hills of Tirupur District, Tamilnadu, India International Journal of Advanced Research in Botany. 2019, 5(1) : 14-24.
An ethnomedical survey was carried out among the Pulaya ethnic groups of Tirumurthy Hills, Western Ghats, Tirupur region of Tamil Nadu, India. This study includes 50 most valuable medicinal plants that have more curative properties were studied in detail. Pulaya Ethnic use herbal medicine to treat dysentery, diabetes, jaundice, asthma, fertility, anti fertility, hay fever etc.