ENTHNOBOTANICAL STUDIES ON CHOLAPURAM IN KUMBAKONAM TALUK, THANJAVUR DISTRICT, TAMILNADU, INDIA

V. Manimegalai; S. Sarubutheen

Volume : VIII, Issue : VII, July - 2019

ENTHNOBOTANICAL STUDIES ON CHOLAPURAM IN KUMBAKONAM TALUK, THANJAVUR DISTRICT, TAMILNADU, INDIA

V. Manimegalai, S. Sarubutheen

Abstract :

Ethnobotany is the scientific study of relationship that exists between people and plants. It interfaces between indigenous people and their wild exploit of plants around them, which is a significant aspect of biological diversity conservation. Ethnomedicinal plants are utilised for the treatments of diseases and disorders like dysentery, skin diseases, hypertension, headache, boils and blisters, rheumatism ,fever, toothache, diarrhoea, bone fracture, cough, insect and snake bites, worm infection, cuts and wounds, cold and catarrh, onchitis, asthma, leprosy etc., Aethnobotanical survey was carried out among the various species of medicinal plants in Cholapuram, Kumbakonam Taluk, Thanjavur District,Tamil Nadu.In this survey was identified totally 25 plant species belonging to 22 families. The information detailed about the medicinal plants used by them is arranged alphabetically followed by botanical name, vernacular name, family name and part of medicinal uses.