Research Article
Vaidyanathan D., M. S. Salai S
Abstract
An ethnomedicinal survey was carried out among Malayali Gounder tribals in various villages of Pachamalai, Tiruchirapalli District, Tamil Nadu, India during August 2012 to September 2013. A total of 100 Species of ethnomedicinal plants belonging to 91 genera and 47 families were reported with the help of tribal people between the age of 40 – 75years. Dwellers provided information regarding plant species used as medicine, parts used to prepare the medicines for ailments to which the remedies were prescribed