Shrinitha Muthukrishnan

• Research Scholar at Thiagararajar College

Abstract Background: The traditional medicine systems across the world are reliant on the locally available plant species. It is very common for rural communities to treat their diseases using native plant species. This study aimed to document the rich traditional knowledge of medicinal plants used by rural communities in the foothill villages of t...

The current study identified the ethnomedicinal plants utilised as antidotes by the people of Natham Taluk in Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, India. An extensive ethnobotanical survey yielded documentation of 62 plants from 37 families and 55 genus used as antidotes and classified into seven categories. The most prominent families were Fabaceae (7%)...

Gynaecological ailments in general have not been perceived as a major health concern due to the negligence of women's healthcare needs. The cultural stigma around the sexual and reproductive health of women was one of the many challenges faced during this study. The present investigation documented the ethnomedicinal plants used to treat the gynaec...

This ethnoveterinary study deals with the ethnoveterinary plants used to treat livestock diseases in and around Madurai District. About 65 ethnoveterinary medicinal plants belonging to 31 families and 59 genera that can treat different livestock diseases were documented in this study with the help of livestock owners and herbalists/Vaidyas of the s...

The present study deals with the ethnoveterinary plants used to treat livestock diseases in Melmangalam village, Theni district and Thenparankundram of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. About 59 medicinal plant species belonging to 34 families under 56 genera are used traditionally to treat 30 different livestock disease conditions were recorded in thi...