Ethnomedicinal assessment of Irula tribes of Walayar valley of Southern Western Ghats, India

• Published in: Saudi journal of biological sciences Vol. 25; no. 4; pp. 760 - 775
• Main Authors: Venkatachalapathi, Arjunan, Sangeeth, Thekkan, Ali, Mohammad Ajmal, Tamilselvi, Sulur Senniyappan, Paulsamy, Subramaniyam, Al-Hemaidc, Fahad M.A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Elsevier B.V 01.05.2018; Saudi Biological Society; Elsevier
• Subjects: Ethnobotanical surveys; India; Irula tribes; الطب الشعبي; العشائر; القبائل; Ethnobotanical surveys; Irula tribes; India

The present study was aimed to explore the traditional knowledge of Irula tribal people who are practicing herbal medicine in Walayar valley, the Southern Western Ghats, India. A total number of 146 species of plants distributed in 122 genera belonging to 58 families were identified as commonly used...