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Utilization of plant resources for non-medicinal purposes by Malayali tribes of Kalrayan hills of Salem District, Tamil Nadu, India
International Journal of Herbal Medicine · 2016 · Vol. 4(1) · pp. 47–58
Abstract
This paper focuses on multipurpose uses of forest resources for non-medicinal purposes (NMPs) by the Malayali tribes, the native people of Kalrayan Hills, Salem District, Tamil Nadu. Use of 146 plant species for various non-medicinal purposes, belonging to 115 genera under 53 families has been recorded. In the present study, we observed the traditional knowledge on the use of forest resources by the tribes is essential for their day-to-day life.
Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants StudiesPhytochemicals and Medicinal PlantsTamilMedicinal plantsGeographyPlant speciesAgroforestryTraditional medicineSocioeconomicsBiologyBotanyMedicine
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