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Ethnomedicinal plant knowledge of the Mullu kuruma tribe of Wayanad district, Kerala

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Title Ethnomedicinal plant knowledge of the Mullu kuruma tribe of Wayanad district, Kerala
 
Creator Silja, VP
Varma, K Samitha
Mohanan, KV
 
Subject Ethnomedicine
Medicinal plants
Mullu kuruma tribe
Wayanad
Kerala
 
Description 604-612
Mullu kuruma tribe is a very prominent tribal group of Wayanad district of Kerala state with unique culture and ethnobotanical practices. The study has revealed the use of 136 plant species for traditional medicinal purposes by the tribe. They use about 14 plants for the treatment of skin diseases, 10 for inflammation, 3 as abortifacient, 9 for dandruff, 11 for dysentery, 6 for piles, 7 for epilepsy, 19 for asthma and other bronchial diseases, 11 for anaemia, 4 for constipation, 1 for tuberculosis, 8 for jaundice and other liver diseases, 6 for burns, 7 for leucorrhoea, 2 for migraine, 5 for wounds, 3 for malaria and 13 for urinary complaints and kidney stone.
 
Date 2008-11-11T07:16:30Z
2008-11-11T07:16:30Z
2008-10
 
Type Article
 
Identifier 0972-5938
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2389
 
Language en_US
 
Relation Int. Cl. ⁸ : A61K36/00, A61P1/02, A61P1/08, A61P1/16, A61P9/14, A61P11/00, A61P13/00, A61P17/00, A61P15/00, A61P25/00
 
Publisher CSIR
 
Source IJTK Vol.7(4) [October 2008]