Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used by the Traditional Healers in Mudivaithananthal Village of Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu, India

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Author	Priyadharshana, M. Smitha, Venkata Vadivel, Vellingiri
Copyright Year	2019
Abstract	An ethnobotanical survey was undertaken to collect information from traditional healers on the use of medicinal plants in Mudivaithananthal village, Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. The indigenous knowledge of local traditional healers and the plants used for medicinal purposes were collected through questionnaire and personal interviews during field trips. The investigation revealed that, the traditional healers used 39 species of plants distributed in 35 genera belonging to 25 families to treat various diseases. In this study the most dominant family was Euphorbiaceae and leaves were most frequently used for the treatment of diseases. This study showed that many people in the studied area still continue to depend on medicinal plants at least for the treatment of primary healthcare. The traditional healers are dwindling in number and there is a grave danger of traditional knowledge disappearing soon since the younger generation is not interested to carry on this tradition. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of Submission: 28-11-2019 Date of Acceptance: 13-12-2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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