Background: The information of therapeutic medicinal plants used by ethnic/indigenous
communities in the south of India is constrained at best. These ethnomedicinal treatments …

Abstract Ethnopharmacological relevance Ensete superbum (Roxb.) Cheesman.(Family:
Musaceae), commonly known as “Wild Banana” is well recorded as popular ethnomedicine …

Plants are the sources of traditional medicine since time immemorial and several drugs that
are currently used in clinics are of plant origin. Western Ghats of India, one of the hotspots in …

Ethnicity has been documented to have an influence on the selection of medicinal resources
and food. Pangolins are scaly mammals widely used for traditional medicine and consumed …

The Kerala state has witnessed the worst flood of the century during 2018 monsoon, most
devastated at Nilambur Taluk of Malappuram district. The present study at this location …

Enormous ethnic knowledge is concentrated in the ethnic population of the Indian
subcontinent, especially to meet the primary needs of nutrition, health, and shelter …

Curcuma pseudomontana J. Graham, is a herbaceous perennial from the Zingiberaceae
family. It is native to peninsular India and thrives in diverse habitats, including wet …

Thamarakkayal is an inland Lake located in Edakkulam village Thirunavaya, Malappuram
District, Kerala. It is located between 10 87'39" to 10 88'46" N latitude and 75 98'97" to 76 …

Cholanaikkans are an ethnic tribal community distributed only in the Nilambur valley of
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats. They are considered as the only community in …

Ethnic people have a complex relationship between the ecosystems and themselves. They
depend on wild food plants and animal sources for their dayto-day life. They find out their …