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| Title: | Plants used for natal healthcare in folk medicine of Kerala, India |
| Authors: | Rasiya, Beegam A
Nayar, TS |
| Keywords: | Natal and Child Healthcare
Folk medicines
Kerala |
| Issue Date: | Jul-2011 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int.Cl8: A61K36/00, A61P1/02, A61P1/08, A61P1/10, A61P1/16, A61P5/00, A61P9/14, A61P17/00, A61P17/02, A61P19/00, A61P29/00, A61P31/00 |
| Abstract: | This paper deals with 66 preparations made
out of 58 plant species specifically employed in prenatal (14), postnatal (23)
and child healthcare (29) in folk medicine of Kerala. Details about preparation
and administration of medicine, plant parts used, local names, dosages and
status of occurrence of species - wild, naturalised, cultivated or marketed,
are provided. An analysis of these, 58 plant species shows that 37 species
(63%) are native and the rest 21 species (36%) are naturalised exotics. Of the
37 native species, 14 species occur wild and the rest 23 species are either
cultivated or planted. |
| Page(s): | 523-527 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.10(3) [July 2011]
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