Ethno veterinary medicine among Malayali tribes in Bodamalai hills Southern Eastern Ghats of Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu, India

The present studies describe the ethno veterinary medicines used by the Malayali tribes in Bodamalai hills, Namakkal District Tamil Nadu. The information was collected from the Malayali traditional healers through the interviews and observations during field visit (October 2013 – February 2014). In this paper 25 plants species belonging to 23 genera and 20 families are used by tribal peoples in the treatment of Allergic dermatitis, Anorexia, Deworming Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Cut injury, Ephemeral fever, Eczema, Fever, Haemarogic, Imapptie, Inflammatory, Liquification of Cor-vital mucus, Maggot wound, Mastitis and Semi nation.

Author(s): Senthilkumar S and Dhayapriya RG*

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