Ecology, Environment and Conservation Paper

MEDICINAL PLANT RESOURCES OF DINDIGUL DISTRICT, TAMILNADU

S.Karuppusamy, K.M. Rajasekaran and R.Kumuthakalavalli

Abstract

This paper analyses the extent of available diversity, domestication trends in native medicinal plants, conservation and their uses in Dindigul District of Tamil Nadu. Ethnobotanical findings and the role of ethnic and rural communities in situ conservation have been presented. Concern is expressed on the lack of documentation of indigenous knowledge on the rich native diversity of useful medicinal plants of this region and to promote and implement the conservation strategies for sustainability of the natural ecosystem.