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. 2005 Apr-Jun;24(4):179–182.

Ethno Medical Knowledge of Plants Used By Irula Tribes, Chengal Combai, the Nilgiris, Tamilnadu

M Murugesan 1, V Balasubramaniam 1, H Arthi 1
PMCID: PMC3330944  PMID: 22557175

Abstract

A total of 22 species of plants used by Irula community people are described based on ethnomedical field survey. These plants belong to 17 families and are used to treat a wide range of discomforts like cough, cold, body ache, earache, stomachache, headache, diarrhea, snake bite, rheumatism etc. the botanical names, followed by their local names have also been given.

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