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Quantitative ethnobotany of Paliyar tribe in Sathuragiri hills, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, India

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An ethnobotanical survey was conducted in Sathuragiri hills in the Virudhunagar district of the state of Tamil Nadu, India. A total of 139 species belonging to 124 genera under 52 families was recorded as medicinally useful; they were mainly used by the local people to treat various diseases. The families like Fabaceae (18 species), Euphorbiaceae (9 Species) and Apocynaceae (7 Species) contained many important medicinal plants. Some of the important illnesses treated by these species were dermatological ailments, gastrointestinal problems, joint pain, fever and poisonous bites. The data are quantified and important species are highlighted. Conservation of these medicinal plants and local knowledge is the need of the hour.

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  1. Xavier Research Foundation, St Xavier’s College, Palayamkottai, Tamil Nadu, 627 002, India

    Subramanian Mutheeswaran, Antony Mariappan, Kamaraj Ragavendran, Vedapuri Porchezhiyan, Mariadhas Valan Arasu & Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu

  2. Siddha Clinical Research Unit, Central Council for Research in Siddha, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, 627 002, India

    Poovan Elankani

  3. Department of Botany and Microbiology, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia

    Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi & Mariadhas Valan Arasu

  4. Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Selaiyur, Tambaram, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 073, India

    Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu

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SI and SM conceived the idea, developed the methodology and did overall execution of the study. SM, AM, KR and VP did the field surveys; SM, PE, PP, NAA and MVA did the data processing and manuscript preparation; SI, SM and PP finalized the manuscript.

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The study protocols have been reviewed by the Institutional Ethics Committee for Ethnobiology, Xavier Research Foundation, St Xavier's College, Palayamkottai-627002, Tamil Nadu, India (IECE-001).

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Subramanian Mutheeswaran has no conflict of interest. Antony Mariappan has no conflict of interest. Kamaraj Ragavendran has no conflict of interest. Vedapuri Porchezhiyan has no conflict of interest. Poovan Elankani has no conflict of interest. Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi has no conflict of interest· Mariadhas Valan Arasu has no conflict of interest. Savarimuthu Ignacimuthu has no conflict of interest.

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Mutheeswaran, S., Mariappan, A., Ragavendran, K. et al. Quantitative ethnobotany of Paliyar tribe in Sathuragiri hills, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, India. ADV TRADIT MED (ADTM) 23, 483–501 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13596-021-00609-z

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