Ayurveda research institute, poojappura, thiruvananthapuram 695 012. Rare medicinal plants plants of western ghats kerala india. Foliicolous fungi on medicinal plants in thiruvananthapuram. Reshmi agricultural nursery vattoli, ambalakkulangara.
A survey on some poisonous plants and their medicinal values in dhoni forest, palakkad, kerala, india v. Ethnomedicinal plants used for snake envenomation by folk. Ethnomedicinal plants used by the bagata tribes of paderu. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information. Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. When used judicially and clocking with the basic principles they produce miraculous effects. Ethnomedicine is the study of traditional medicine. Medicinal plants play an essential role in the development of human culture. Medicinal plant resources under stress in kerala the hindu. Quantitative ethnomedicinal study of plants used in the. Ethnomedicinal plants used for the treatment of cuts and wounds by.
Kerala obtain good rain and has a tropical climate which is very suitable for growing flowering plants. Post graduate department of botany, maharajas college. An authentic guide for all who deal with the flowering plants of kerala, the western ghats, india and the tropics, this volume is structured in a precise and user friendly manner to access any single or collective information of a species with the least effort. Kerala national medicinal plants boardgovernment of india. The traditional uses and the therapeutic potential of ten sacred plants of kerala state in india pdf. Plants of kerala sasidharan, 2004, there are 734 taxa recorded from kerala after the publication of the flora of the presidency of madras. Flowering plants in kerala search with a few letters of species or genus or family or englishmalayalamtamil local names.
Discussion the study revealed that 52 plants species belonging to. Heavily exploited to fuel the booming global market for herbal drugs, more than 100 medicinal plant species in kerala have been pushed to the. Anticaries potential of ethnomedicinal plants used by. Central national herbarium, botanical survey of india, howrah. The present study includes information on 34 plant species belonging to 32 genera and 25 families used by kuruma tribe of wayanad district of kerala for the treatment of cuts and wounds. Medicinal plants kerala agricultural university aromatic and medicinal plants research station. The present study includes information on 34 plant species belonging to 32 genera and 25 families used by kuruma tribe of wayanad district of kerala for. Medicinal plants india environment portal news, reports. However, scope for commercial cultivation of medicinal plants as pure crop is very much limited in kerala owing to the smaller land holding size and high pressure on land. Conservation of plants around us deserves high priority as some of them are getting endangered. Dasapushpam or the ten sacred flowers of kerala, are ten herbs traditionally significant to. Important plants in kerala ayurveda industry tree crops sl. Medicinal plants ayurveda, keralas own healthcare system. Flowering plants of kerala kerala plants, plants in kerala.
Sustainability of medicinal plants in kerala economic. Plant utilization among the local communities in kabayan, benguet province, philippines the cordillera region occupies a mountainous and forested area in the northern most part of the philippines. List of medicinal plants name in malayalam medicinal plants. Among the 734 taxa, 310 are new and 424 new record of occurrence. Medicinal plants and their role in the wound healing and. Images of statewise list, information about statewise list plant. Video showing the commonly available medicinal plants in kerala. This study was aimed to document and scientifically validate the local knowledge on. It has been found that 1170 species possess established. Discussion the study revealed that 52 plants species belonging to 31. Dandelion taraxacum officinale, the common dandelion, is a flowering herbaceous perennial plant of the family asteraceae. The maximum reported medicinal plant families were cucurbitaceae with 6 species followed by acanthaceae, malvaceae and fabaceae each 5 species, asteraceae, lamiaceae, moraceae and myrtaceae each 3 species, the most dominant life form of the species includes. The national medicinal plants board has been established by government of india to coordinate with all matters relating to medicinal plants and support policies and programs for growth of trade, export, conservation and cultivation.
The book has been translated into english and malayalam by k. The kerala state lies along the southwest corner of peninsular india, between 80 18 and 120 48 n latitude and 740 52 and 770 22e longitude. See more ideas about medicinal plants, plants and herbalism. Click to find the list of medicinal plants name in malayalam in an alphabetic order scientific names english malayalam sanskrit.
Researchers identify and separate various active chemicals in the medicinal plants. Medicinal plants and plant extracts scanned pdf, 2 mb. Among these the study on potential plants especially for the treatment of cuts and wounds is very appreciable. Due to the climate in kerala, there are many types of flowers found abundantly and naturally. Lakshminarasimhan central national herbarium, botanical survey of india, howrah. Information on the plants used in the treatment of skin diseases and related ailments is given in table1.
This image gallery of medicinal plants give the information of usage, identifications,pictures,habitat, ayurveda and modern pharmacological action of herbs etc. Kerala, with its abundant resource of medicinal plants, has a long history of folk medical traditions practiced by healers from all levels of society. Issn ethano botanical studies on medicinal plants used for. Though about 20 per cent of the flowering plants are trees, there are. Though about 20 per cent of the flowering plants are trees, there are only 29 trees including six infraspecific taxa. These names were checked against the book biodiversity documentation of kerala which claims to. Medicinal plants and plant extracts scanned pdf, 2 mb author. Medicinal plants in kerala, kerala medicinal plants. Kerala lead in the global spices market is an example. This study was aimed to document and scientifically validate the local knowledge on medicinal plants used to maintain oral hygiene by the. Most of all the medicinal plants available in plenty at kerala. In recent years, many attempts were made to study the medicinal plants used by various aboriginal tribes and other people in india, particularly in eastern ghats911. These medicinal plants have been arranged alphabetically, along with the fungi they host.
Ethnomedicinal plants used for the treatment of cuts and. Pdf rare medicinal plants of western ghats in kerala india. Indian medicinal plants or ayurvedic medicinal plants are the essence of ayurveda and ayurvedic treatments. Kerala plants, plants in kerala, flowering plants of kerala. There are flowers grown in home gardens and some are found only in the forest areas. Students and researchers are encouraged to use the chapter title web links as material may be updated from time to. The linkages existing n the sector as well as the factors affecting the sustainability of the medicinal plants are identified.
Jul 26, 2016 video showing the commonly available medicinal plants in kerala. Kerala is the largest hub of high potential medicinal plants in the world, the soil structure, and climatic conditions of kerala is well suitable for creating high utility herbs, contents of minerals and nature of soils keeps the herbs in high potency. A total of 85 medicinal plants belonging to 49 families were reported to be used against 19 different ailments in the hills. Enumeration a list of plants that are used by nimari people for treatment of diseases is given in alphabetical order in table 111. The informants used local names for all the species catalogued.
A study on the medicinal plants used by the local traditional healers of dhemaji district, assam, india for curing reproductive health related disorders tarun chandra taid 1, ratul chandra rajkhowa 2 and jogen chandra kalita 3 1department of zoology, north lakhimpur college autonomous, assam 2department of zoology, cotton college, guwahati, assam. Pdf on jan 1, 2011, deepu mathew and others published rare medicinal plants of western ghats in kerala india and their ayurvedic uses find, read and cite all the research you need on. A study on the medicinal plants used by the local traditional. A total of 190 plants were documented during the survey. Gopalan department of botany, karpagam university, coimbatore 641 021, tamil nadu, india corresponding author abstract introduction plants cannot run away from their predators.
Plants in action, 2nd edition pdf files australian society of plant. The boundaries of the state are the lakshadweep sea in the west, tamilnadu in the south and east and karnataka in the north. Pdf rare medicinal plants of western ghats in kerala. The people have good knowledge of medicinal plants in surroundings. In the present chapter, an overview of the medicinal plant economy of kerala is attempted. So many research institutes and universities showed.
Kerala is endowed with abundant plant life and most of us are not aware of the importance of preservation and protection of these plants both flowering and medicinal. At least 25 per cent of the drugs in the modem pharmacopoeia are derived from plants. Sudhakar professor and head, department of anatomy and histology, dr. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. India is a storehouse of plants which are useful from the health point of view. Jul 12, 2016 heavily exploited to fuel the booming global market for herbal drugs, more than 100 medicinal plant species in kerala have been pushed to the verge of extinction. Brief description about common medicinal plants scientific name family distribution habit propagation part used activityproperties uses diseases formulations active principles abelmoschus moschatus linn. Some flowers are common whereas there are some which are rare. Hortus malabaricus meaning garden of malabar is a comprehensive treatise that deals with. The forest types of kolli hills range from evergreen to moist deciduous and dry deciduous. Whenever a species is confined only to a particular area. A survey on some poisonous plants and their medicinal values. The work treats 4681 species, 58 subspecies and 287 varieties as occurring in kerala. Kerala is the southernmost state along the western coast of peninsular india.
Mentioned in these volumes are plants of the malabar region which in his time. Negi college of veterinary and animal sciences, cskhpkv, palampur176 062 h. The state medicinal plants board, kerala smpb was constituted under the administrative jurisdiction of health and family welfare department, govt. Medicus malvaceae india shrub seed seed diuretic, demulcent,antiseptic, carminative opthalmopathy, cough, asthma, colic. However, their significance as an integral element of the biodiversity is being realized in the forestry sector lately, as it is brought to light that about 85% of known and recorded medicinal plant diversity of the country is captured in forests and wild habitats frlht, 2006. First, the industrial demand for a sample of medicinal plants and the sources of their supply are studied. The arrival in kerala of the canonical ashtangahrdayam composed between the 6 th and 7 th century ce by vagbhata, a buddhist from sind, stimulated the development of a new dynamic medical culture. A study on traditional mother care plants of rural. Thiruvananthapuram district harbours more than 1,000 medicinal plants of which 241 plants are hosts to foliicolous fungi belonging to 76 families and 187 genera. The paper is based on the medicinal plants used by the natives in kozhenchery taluk, pathanamthitta district, kerala.
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