Abstract

SURVEY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN THIRUENGOIMALAIHILLS, TIRUCHIRAPPALLI DISTRICT, TAMILNADU, INDIA

A. Annadurai* and S. Ahmed John

Abstract

A survey was undertaken to highlight the efficiency of some potential medicinal plants occur in Thiruengoimalai hills, Tiruchirappalli district. Intensive field surveys at Thiruengoimalai hills have been carried out to document the promising herbaceous medicinal plants available and an inventory of 44 plants was prepared. 44 medicinal plants collected were spread over 31 families. The present investigation brought out some popular medicinal plants frequently used by the local villagers for minor ailments such as boils, cuts, wounds, diarrhoea, head-ache, jaundice, skin infection and general debility. The present study emphasizes the need to survey the locally available medicinal flora and their conservation and sustenance for future generation.

Keywords: Thiruengoimalai hills, medicinal plants, conservation.