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| Title: | Weeds of Kanyakumari district and their value in rural life |
| Authors: | Jeeva, S
Kiruba, S
Mishra, BP
Venugopal, N
Dhas, SSM
Regini, GS
Kingston, C
Kavitha, A
Sukumaran, S
Raj, ADS
Laloo, RC |
| Keywords: | Indigenous people
Kanyakumari
Medicinal plants
Traditional medicine
Weeds
Western Ghats |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2006 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: A61K36/00, A61P1/00, A61P1/08, A61P1/10, A61P1/16, A61P9/14, A61P11/00, A61P11/14, A61P13/00, A61P13/02, A61P15/00, A61P17/00, A61P17/02, A61P17/14, A61P19/00, A61P19/02, A61P29/00, A61P31/00, A61P31/02, A61P39/02 |
| Abstract: | The paper deals with enumeration of medicinally
important weeds frequently used by local communities of Kanyakumari district,
Tamil Nadu. A total of 93 medicinal weedy species from 85 genera used in
traditional medicines were identified. Majority of species are used for curing
skin diseases, fever, cold and cough, etc. Of 42 families, 20 families were
monospecific. Plants of family Fabaceae was largely represented (7 species)
family followed by Asteraceae, Lamiaceae and Euphorbiaceae. |
| Page(s): | 501-509 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.05(4) [October 2006]
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