Download This PaperRare Medicinal Plants of Western Ghats in Kerala and Their Ayurvedic Uses
Deepu Mathew and Panjikkaran, S. T., 2011, Rare medicinal plants of Western Ghats in Kerala and their Ayurvedic uses. In: Herbal Perspectives: Present and Future (ISBN: 81-89304-91-7), Ed. T. Parimelazhagan, S. Manian and M. Pugalenthi, Satish Serial Publishing House, Delhi, pp. 63-81. doi: 10.5281/
20 Pages Posted: 9 Jun 2020
Date Written: June 1, 2011
Abstract
Western Ghats is a biodiversity hotspot in India. Many rare medicinal plants with miraculous healing properties are reported from here. The important medicinal plants from Western Ghats of India and their uses are detailed in this chapter. The major plants discussed here are Adapathiyan kizhangu (Holostemma adkodien), Amukkuram (Withania somnifera), Analivegam (Alstonia venenata), Arayal (Ficus religiosa), Arogyapacha (Tricopus zeilanicus), Adalotakam (Adhatoda beddomei), Chethi (Ixora macrothyrsa) and the similar. This chapter reveals the great potential of these rare plants and the need to conserve them.
Keywords: Ayurveda, medicinal plants, phytochemistry, natural medicine, drug
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