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C.K. Usha Rani*1 and Y. Jeyanthi2
*1Department of Botany,Arignar Anna College,Aralvaimozhi.Tamil Nadu, India.
2Department of Botany and Research Centre, Scott Christian College, Nagercoil,
Tamil Nadu, India
Email: kingslinjeyanthi@gmail.com
Received-16.02.2016, Revised-24.02.2016
Abstract : Kanyakumari District, once known as the “granary of the south “,lies at the south western part of the Indian Peninsula.This district consists of four taluks – Agasteeswaram,Kalkulam,Thovalai and Vilavancode.ThovalaiTaluk is the third largest taluk in this district with an area of 396.1 sq.k.m. (36.907 ha.).The people of this taluk traditionally are co-existing with theirnative environment and depend on plants and plant products for health and treatment of diseases.Studies were conducted with a view to identify the common plants of phytotherapeutic value naturally growing in this taluk.Plants were collected,identified and data regarding their utilization by local people and traditional medicine practitioners were recorded.However,in this paper 120 wild species were enlisted along with their therapeutic potential.
Keywords: ThovalaiTaluk, Phytotherapeutic plants, Traditional medicine
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Informations collected from the residents of ThovalaiTaluk.