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http://nopr.niscpr.res.in/handle/123456789/6936| 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) |
| Appears in Collections: | IJTK Vol.05(4) [October 2006] |
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