Primary healthcare medicinal plants and market value of the tribal inhabitant area of Palamalai Hills, Coimbatore Districts, Tamil Nadu

Abstract

Primary healthcare medicinal plants survey was carried out in Palamalai hills used by the aboriginal community of Irula tribe in Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu. Irula tribes have rich knowledge about primary healthcare medicinal plants and their uses. In this study 34 primary healthcare medicinal plant species belonging to 23 families were identified. The documented plants categorized with their botanical name, family name, vernacular name, parts used and primary healthcare ailments.