Ethnomedicines of Puravilai Hills, South India

Dr. R. MARY SUJA M.Sc., M.Phil (MBT), DMO., PhD Director, William Research Centre, Nagercoil - 629 001 Tamil Nadu, India. She is a Former Head & Assistant Professor Vysya Arts and Science College, Salem. She was honored Paper presentation award "Evaluation of Traditional Siddha Breast Cancer Medicines" DBT and ICMR sponsored National Conference.

The exertion covers the data based information of the plants used by the tribal community inhabiting in Puravilai Hills, the reserve forest of Kanyakumari District. The therapeutic usage of plants highlights the art of healing of the Kani tribe, mentions the interesting ethnic mysterious believes, about the usage and healing properties of the preparation and mode of application. Ethnobotanical approach highlights the peculiar tradition; an important attribute of Kani's medical system is that they forward some instructions which must be strictly followed by the patient during the period of treatment. These precautions and instructions are mainly related with the inclusion of certain food in patient's diet. So, these precautions and dietetics also have included as a significant part in the documentation. The plant species have been enumerated in alphabetic order by botanical names followed by families, tribal or folk names, a brief botanical description with significant characters, flowering and fruiting and Native.