Diversity, distribution and indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants in elambalur village of perambalur district

Plants are playing an important role in the health of millions of people’s life in many villages of India in their day today life by its traditional usage. The village peoples are mostly depends on plants for food, medicine, fodder and shelter and they are highly used to plants for medicinal purpose. Therefore, the present study focused to assess the medicinal plant diversity in Elambalur village of Perambalur district, Tamilnadu. In the present investigation 98 medicinal plant species used in the treatment of different diseases were discussed. The information on correct botanical identities with family, local name and medicinal uses of 98 plant species were recorded in a scientific manner. The information was collected on the basis of personal interviews with traditional healers and elder people of the village. The documented medicinal plants were used to cure different ailments such as skin problems, cold, fever, cough, headache, diarrhea, toothache, stomach ache, wounds, diabetes, asthma, dysentery, etc. This Preliminary investigation will pave the way for the discovery of new medicines.