Potential of ethnobotanical medicinal plants used by Malayali tribes in Yercaud hills, Eastern ghats of Tamil Nadu, India
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Ethnobotanical knowledge plays an important role in therapeutic beneficial by traditional people of the Yercaud hills, Eastern ghats of the State Tamil Nadu. This current study focused on documentation of medicinal plants used to treat several ailments. Enlightenment of medicinal plants data was gathered from the Malayali tribes, using an integrated approach like botanical collections, group discussion and interviews with questionnaires in the year 2018 – 2019. During the survey a total number of 40 ethnomedicinal plant species belonging to 38 genera and 25 families were documented. Traditional names of the plants by traditional healers and local community members were prepared as a checklist. The checklist of medicinal plants used by Malayali tribes are listed with botanical name, vernacular name, family, parts used, mode of preparation, mode of admiration and medicinal uses. We observed that the documented ethnomedicinal plants were commonly used to treating snakebite, earache, chest pain, body pain, lumbago, eczema, haemorrhoids, jaundice, dog bite, sprain, beetle bite, epididymitis, bone fracture, arthritis and painful menstruation. The results of this study showed that the tribal people still depended on medicinal plants in Yercaud Hills for treating various diseases. This would be a baseline data of medicinal plants for future research and potential development of novel drugs.
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Documentation, Eastern Ghats, Medicinal plants, Malayali tribes, Yercaud Hills
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Soniya,S. and Raju, K. (2017). Traditional herbal remedies the tribes of Malayali in Shervarayan Hills (Yercaud), Salem District, Tamil Nadu, Int. Journal of Engineering Research and Application., 7(11): 86-91.
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Varsha shelke and Meeta Bhot. (2019). GC-MS analysis and Bio-active compounds in ethanolic extract of leaf and stem of Asclepias curassavica L. Int. J. Pharm., 9(2): 67-70.
Ahmad, M., Sultana, S., Fazi-i-Hadi, S., Ben Hadda, T., Rashid, S., Zafar, M., Khan, M.A., Khan, M.P.Z. and Yaseen, G. (2014). An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in high mountainous region of chail valley (district Swat-Pakistan), J. Ethnobiol Ethnomed. 10: 36.
Anjalam, A., Kalpana, S., Vijai, D. and Premalatha, S. (2016). Documentation of medicinal plants used by malayali tribes in Kolli Hills,International Journal of Advanced Research in Biological Science, 3(3): 101 – 107.
Bader Omer Burham. (2016). Phytochemical Screening and elemental analysis of Solanum melongena (Peels) from Albaha area (KSA), Asian Journal of Biochemmical and Pharmaceutical Research. 2(6): 113 – 122.
Darshan Dharajiya., Nalin pagi., Hitesh Jasani and Payal Patel. (2017). Antimicrobial activity and phytochemical screening of Aloe vera (Aloe barbadensis Miller), International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Science. 6(3): 2152-2162.
DevadosKumarasamy Raja., Nattanmai Sudararaman Jeganathan and Rajappan Manavalan. (2013). In vitro antimicrobial activity and phytochemcial analysis of Cassia auriculata Linn, International Current Pharmaceutical Journal. 2(6): 105-108.
Dhanapal Venkatachalam., Samuel Thavamani B and Muddukrishniah. (2018). Pharmocognostical and phytochemical evaluation of leaf of Plumeria rubra, World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research., 7 (4): 605-616.
Dhanapal Venkatachalam., Samuel Thavamani, B., Muddukrishniah, K., Suganyavijayan and Vinod, K.R. (2017). Antimicrobial activity and phytochemical analysis of aerial parts of Cynodon ndactylon, International Journal of Academic Research and Development., 3 (3): 116-121.
Dhanunjaya Kumar, C., Anitha, S., Varalakshmi, P., Dowlathabad, and Muralidhara Rao. (2019). Evaluation of Potential phytochemical and phytopharmacological activities of Erythroxylum mononogynum Roxb, Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia.,16 (2): 441-449.
Dhatchanamoorthy, N., Ashok kumar, N and Karthik, K. (2013). Ethnomedicinal plants used by Irular tribes in Javadhu hills of Southern Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India, International Journal of Current Research and Development, 2(1): 31 – 37.
Fabricant, DS. and Farnsworth, NR. (2001). The Value of Plants Used in Traditional Medicine for Drug Discovery. Environmental Health Perspectives., 109: 69-75.
Gamble, J.S. and Fischer C.E.C. (1935). Flora of Presidency of Madras, London (Issued in II part: 1-7 By Gamble, 8-11 by Fischer). 1-3, Calcutta.
Giday, M., Asfaw, Z. and Woldu, Z. (2009). Medicinal plants of the Meinit ethnic group of Ethiopia, An ethnobotanical study, J Ethopharmacol.,124: 513 - 521.
Gomathy, G., Vijay, T., Sarumathy, K., Gunasekaran, S. and Palani, S. (2012). Phytochemical screening and GC-MS analysis of Mukia maderaspatana (L.) leaves, Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science., 2(2): 104-106.
Hirave, R.V. and Kondawar, M.S. (2016). Anticancer activity of Capparis divericata Lam leaves extract, International Research Journal of Pharmacy. 7(8): pp 13-15.
Homaria Afreen, Toufiq-UI Amin Md. Siddiqul Islam, Salma Parvin and Rayhanus. (2016). In vitro phytochemical analysis and cytotoxic assay of leaves of Solanum lycopersicum Linn by brine shrimp bioassay, Journal of Innovations in Pharmaceuticals and Biological Sciences., 3 (3): 81-85.
Kadavul, K., Dixit,A.K. (2009). Ethnomedicinal studies of the woody species of Kalayaran and Shervarayan hills, Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India, Journal of Traditional Knowledge., 8 (4): 592-597.
Khaled NabilhRashed. (2013). Antioxidant activity from Diospyros ebenum stem extracts and phytochemical profile, Journal of Applied and Industrial Science., 1 (2): 70 - 72.
Maluventhanviji, Mani Sathiya and Sangu Murugesan (2016). Phytochemical analysis and antibacterial activity of medicinal plant Cardiospermum helicacabum Linn, Pharmacology online., 2: 445-456.
Mathew, K.W. (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, the Rapinat Herbarium, Tiruchirapalli, India.
NnamaTochukwu., IlodibeChigozie., Okeke Somandina., Ikpeze., S.C. and Ozumba, O.G. (2018). Phytochemical and acute toxicity study of Cassia occidentails leaf extract in Albino Wister Rats, EC Clinicaal and Experimental Anatomy., 1 (3): 118-123.
Parthipan, M., Aravindhan,V. and Rajendran, A. (2011). Medico-botanical study of Yercaud hills in the Eastern Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India, Anc Sci Life.,30(4): 104-109.
Prathapa Reddy, M., Rama Rao, V., Shantha, T.R, Kishore kumar, R., Shiddamallayya, N. and Sulochana Bhat. (2016) Phytochemical analysis and thin layer chromatography of Clausens dentate (Willd) Roem, World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences., 5(9): 1706-1716.
Premkumar and sundarrajan. (2018). Medicinal Plants used by the Malayali Tribe of Servarayan Hills, Yercaud, Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India International Journal of Science and Research, 7: :956-961
Priya, R., Nirmala, M., Shankar, T. and Malarvizhi, A. (2018). Phytochemical compounds of Leucas aspera L, Pharmacological Benefits of Natural Products., 2: 19-35.
Salai Senthilkumar, M.S., Vaidyanathan, D., Sivakumar, D. and Ghouse Basha., M. (2014). Diversity of ethnomedicinal plants used by Malayali tribals in Yelagiri hills of Eastern ghats, Tamil Nadu, India, Asian Journal of Plant Sciences and Research., 4 (1): 69-80.
Sathishkumar and Anbarasu. (2019). Ethnomedicinal plants of Gopalswamy Hills, Western Ghats, Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, International Journal of Plant, Animal and Environmental Science., 9(1): 6 – 12.
Savinaya, M.S., Sangamesh, S., Patil, Narayana, J. and Krishna,V. (2016). Traditional medicine and diversity of medicinal plants in Sharavathi valley region of central Western Ghats, International Journal of Herbal Medicine., 4(6): 124-130.
Senthilkumar, K., Aravindhan, V., and Rajendran, A. (2013). Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants used by Malayali Tribes in Yercaud Hills of Eastern Ghats, India, Journal of Natural Remedies, 13 (2): 118-132.
Senthilkumar, K., Aravindhan,V. and Rajendran, A. (2013). Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants used by Malayali Tribes in Yercaud Hills of Eastern Ghats, India, Journal of Natural Remedies.,13 (2): 118-132.
Soniya,S. and Raju, K. (2017). Traditional herbal remedies the tribes of Malayali in Shervarayan Hills (Yercaud), Salem District, Tamil Nadu, Int. Journal of Engineering Research and Application., 7(11): 86-91.
Teklehymanot, T., Giday, M., Medhin, G. and Mekonnen, G. (2007). Knowledge and use of medicinal plants by people around Debre Libanos monastery in Ethiopia, J Ethopharmacol.,111: 271 - 283.
Teklit Gebregiorgis Amabye and Tanveer Mahamadail Shalkh. (2015). Phytochemical Screening and Evaluation of antibacterial activity of Ruta graveolens L. – a medicinal plant around Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia, Natural Products and Research, 3 (6): 2-4.
Tilahun Tolossa Jimma and Moa Me gersa. (2018). Ehanobotanical studies of medicinal plants used to treat human diseases in Berbere District, Bale zone of Oromia Regional state South East Ethopia, Evidence based Complementary and Alternative medicine, 1-6.https://doi.or g/10.1155/2018/8602945.
Trayee Sarar Das, R and Latha Agastian P. (2016). Evaluation of Aristolochia bracteolate Linn for antimicrobial activity, Glucosidase inhibition and its phytochemical constituents, Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 9(1): 102-107.
Tripuresh Dwivedi., Chandra Kanta., Lalit Raj Singh and Ishwar Prakash Sharma. (2019). A list of some important medicinal plants with their medicinal uses from Himalayan State Uttarakhand, India, JMPS, 7(2): 106-116
Turendra Lilhare and Mahesh Kawale. (2019). Pharmacognostic and phytochemical studies on Holarrhena antidysenterica (Roth) Wall. Ex. A. Dc. Global Journal of Bioscience and Biotechnology., 8(2): 162-167.
Udayan, PS., Satheesh George, K.V., Tushar and Indira Balachandran. (2006). Medicinal Plants used by the Malayali tribe of Seravarayan Hills, Yercaud, Salem district, Tamil Nadu, India, Zoos’ Print Journal., 21(4): 2223-2224.
Vaidyanathan, D., Salai Senthilkumar, M.S., Sisubalan, N. and Ghouse Basha, M. (2014). Studies on ethnomedicinal plants used by malayali gounder tribals in Pachamalai of Eastern ghats, Tamil Nadu, India, Advances in Applied Sciences Research., 5 (1): 244 - 253.
Varsha shelke and Meeta Bhot. (2019). GC-MS analysis and Bio-active compounds in ethanolic extract of leaf and stem of Asclepias curassavica L. Int. J. Pharm., 9(2): 67-70.
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Potential of ethnobotanical medicinal plants used by Malayali tribes in Yercaud hills, Eastern ghats of Tamil Nadu, India. (2020). Journal of Applied and Natural Science, 12(4), 560-567. https://doi.org/10.31018/jans.v12i4.2393
