Objective:To document the hypoglycemic and wound healing plant species especially halophytes and associates were carried out in the coastal village of Kodiyampalayam(Southeast coast of India).Methods:The data were col...Objective:To document the hypoglycemic and wound healing plant species especially halophytes and associates were carried out in the coastal village of Kodiyampalayam(Southeast coast of India).Methods:The data were collected during the month of December 2011 to November 2012 with personal interviews and group discussion of local coastal fisher women community and traditional practitioner.Results:The results indicated the traditional knowledge of 33 medicinal plant species,photographs,vernacular name,habit,active part and their mode of action.Among these,Citrullus colocynthis,Coccinia grandis,Rhizophora apiculata,Rhizophora mucronata,Bruguiera cylindrica,Excoecaria agallocha and Andrographis paniculata were discovered in huge number.Conclusions:This study concludes medicinal uses of halophytes and associates in the coastal area.It will be needed scientific validation for development of novel therapeutic agents.展开更多
基金Supported by the authorities of Annamalai University and University Grants Commission,New Delhi,Grant No:UGC Ref.No.:39-439/2010.(SR)dated 06.01.2011.
文摘Objective:To document the hypoglycemic and wound healing plant species especially halophytes and associates were carried out in the coastal village of Kodiyampalayam(Southeast coast of India).Methods:The data were collected during the month of December 2011 to November 2012 with personal interviews and group discussion of local coastal fisher women community and traditional practitioner.Results:The results indicated the traditional knowledge of 33 medicinal plant species,photographs,vernacular name,habit,active part and their mode of action.Among these,Citrullus colocynthis,Coccinia grandis,Rhizophora apiculata,Rhizophora mucronata,Bruguiera cylindrica,Excoecaria agallocha and Andrographis paniculata were discovered in huge number.Conclusions:This study concludes medicinal uses of halophytes and associates in the coastal area.It will be needed scientific validation for development of novel therapeutic agents.
