Ethnobotanical study of antifertility medicinal plants used by the local people in Kathiyavadi village, Vellore District, Tamilnadu, India

An ethnobotanical study was undertaken to collect information from local people about the use of contraceptive medicinal plants in Kathiyavadi Village. Kathiyavadi Village was surveyed through interviewing of randomly selected 321 participants using semi-structured questionnaire and regular field vi...

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Published in:Asian Pacific journal of tropical biomedicine 2012, Vol.2 (3), p.S1285-S1288
Main Authors: Sathiyaraj, K., Sivaraj, A., Thirumalai, T., Senthilkumar, B.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Contraceptive
Ethnomedicine
Local people
Medicinal plants
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Summary:An ethnobotanical study was undertaken to collect information from local people about the use of contraceptive medicinal plants in Kathiyavadi Village. Kathiyavadi Village was surveyed through interviewing of randomly selected 321 participants using semi-structured questionnaire and regular field visits. The investigations revealed that there are about 25 species of medicinal plants which were used by local peoples. The study revealed that the local peoples are using folklore medicinal plants for contraceptive purpose. This survey is mostly useful for rural area of local people.
ISSN:2221-1691
2588-9222
DOI:10.1016/S2221-1691(12)60401-8