Spatial variations of shorebird community in the saltpans of East coast of
Tamil Nadu, Southern India

Abstract :

An tehnobotanical study carried out among the ethnic group, namely, Todas in Nilgiri District revealed therapeutic applications of 30 plant species representing 24 families. The documented ethnomedicinal plants are used for a wide range of common ailments such as skin and stomatch disorders, ulcer, common fever, rheumatism and bronchitis, and also in cosmetics. Majority of the preparations are taken orally in the form of juice extracted from the freshly collected plant parts. Leaves are the major plant parts used for the preparation of tribal medicine. Most of the plant parts are harvested from the wild. Details of botanical identity, family, local name, parts of the plant used, and mode of preparation and administration of the drug are described.