Rajendran Arumugam

Ethnomedicinal plants used for the treatment of cuts and wounds by Kuruma tribes, Wayanadu districts of Kerala, India.

OBJECTIVE To study the ethnomedicinal uses by the Kuruma tribals for discovering new drugs to cure cuts and wounds so as to provid the data scientifically evaluated. METHODS A survey was conducted during May 2008-September 2009 to collect information on medicinal plants used by the Kuruma tribes and queries were made on the various species of plants used regularly and occasionally to cure cuts and wounds. RESULTS The present study includes information on 34 plant species belonging to 32 genera and 25 families used by Kuruma tribe of Wayanad district of Kerala for the treatment of cuts and wounds. CONCLUSIONS The present study of the knowledge on the folklore uses of the medicinal plants used by Kuruma tribes leads to effective utilization of herbal medicines in the future.

Ethnobotany of irular tribes in redhills, tamilnadu, India

Objective The present study highlights the ethno medicinal of Irulars in the Redhills of Tamil Nadu. They have continuously being used till in this modern drug process. They have the capability to search for number of uses of plants.

Ipomoea Muelleri Benth. ( Convolvulaceae ) - a New Record for Asian Continent

Ipomea muelleri Benth (Convolvulaceae) is an endemic Australian plant species. It is reported here for the first time from the Southern Western Ghats of Coimbatore region of India in the Asian continent. A detailed description, illustration and relevant notes are provided for its collection and identification..

In silico prediction of anticarcinogenic bioactivities of traditional anti-inflammatory plants used by tribal healers in Sathyamangalam wildlife Sanctuary, India

Abstract The present study was designed to explore ethnopharmacological anti-inflammatory plants in the anti-cancer drug development. From the specialized local herbalists of the study area, who were treating tumors using anti-inflammatory plants by considering as a type of inflammation and explaining the potential of anti-inflammatory plants in prevalence of early stages cancer. Interaction results obtained from the herbalists, and in silico PASS and CLC-pred prediction results were greatly agreed with documented data. Documentation was done through semi-structure standard designed proforma from the selected herbalist in study locality. A number of active compounds selected from recorded plants subsequently analyzed by using computational in silico tools such as PASS, admetSAR, and CLC-pred to investigate the antineoplastic capacity of anti-inflammatory plants. About 18 out of 20 plants said to be used in tumor-related affliction recognized for antineoplastic capacity using PASS database with high probability. Similarly, the selected compounds absorption, metabolism, and toxicity also predicted using the admetSAR tool. CLC-pred Tools performed to examine the different cell line cytotoxicity of compounds with respective probabilities.

Phytodiversity in the Madukkarai Hills of South Western Ghats

Qualitative floristic surveys were carried out to assess the floristic diversity of the Madukkarai Hills in the Southern Western Ghats of Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu. A total of 300 plant species belonging to 206 genera distributed among 72 families were enumerated. Poaceae were most dominant in surveys, with 24 genera and 35 species, followed by Euphorbiaceae and Fabaceae (18 species each), Amaranthaceae (13 species) and Acanthaceae (12 species). Documenting the patterns of species diversity and distribution creates a valuable database; useful for implementing better management and conservation of tropical forests.