ETHNOMEDICINAL USE OF PTERIDOPHYTE FROM COURTALLUM HILLS, TIRUNELVELI DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU, INDIA
N. Nirmal Kumar*
ABSTRACT
The study enumerates the Pteridophytes widely used by the local people and tribes in the treatment of various diseases in Courtallum hills of Tirunelveli district. They grow in terrestrial, epiphytic and lithophytic habitat. The present study deals with the ethnomedicinal uses of available Pteridophytes plants which are prevalent in study area, along with botanical name, family, habitat, plant part used and mode of uses.
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