The Survey of Traditional Medicinal Plants Used for Various Treatments in the Peoples of Thandrampattu Taluk, Thiruvannamalai District, Tamilnadu, India

The present study to investigate the survey of ethno medicinal plants availability in the area of Thandrampattu taluk, Thiruvannamalai District, Tamilnadu. The information was collected through conducting interviews, questionnaire, discussion and field observation with local herbal healers and experienced elder people of study area. In the present investigation to identified about 72 medicinal plants belonging to the 47 families. The medicinal plants are traditionally used for various treatments like, jaundice, hepatic disease, diabetics, headache and fever etc., respectively. Thus, the present survey helped as to understand the traditional medicinal plants knowledge of Thandrampattu taluk, people. These peoples are still dependent on indigenous knowledge for health care that are being influenced by culture and socioeconomic aspects. Nowadays conservation of traditional knowledge is greatly menaced by many factors related to modernization of the region and lack of interest by traditional healers in transferring traditional health knowledge and technology to next generation. Moreover, it may enhance a practical use of medicinal plants and focus must be concentrate on its pharmacological importance.