Some medicinal plants from the biology of Western Ghats
Ambedakar College, Deeksha Bhoomi, Nagpur-440010. of Botany, Dharampeth Science College Nagpur-440033. 3, of Botany, University of Pune, Pune - 411007. ARTICLE. Database of medicinal plants from Western Ghats - India. Publisher: Lambert Academic Publishing. ISBN: 978-3-659-75965-9. Authors: Shailasree Sekhar. University of Mysore. A total number of genera families of medicinal plants was listed. Most plants are used to cure earache, skin diseases, fever, colds, headaches, coughs, urinary disorders. The collected ethnomedicinal plants were used in folk medicine to treat skin diseases, venereal diseases, respiratory problems and nervous disorders. Plants were collected from the Palni Hills of South Western Ghats and the ethnobotanical data were collected from traditional healers inhabiting the study area. Medicinal plants have enormous therapeutic properties due to the presence of a biologically active compound. The Indian subcontinent has a long history of using plants as traditional medicine. The Southwest Ghats Montane rainforests are the most species-rich ecoregions in peninsular India. 80 of the flowering plant species of the entire Western Ghats region are found in this ecoregion. The high altitude areas are cooler and wetter in the north and therefore the forests there are called North Western Ghats, Sample site and plant material collection. The Western Ghats or Sahyadri is a mountain range covering an area of 000 km, a length of km running parallel to the west coast of the Indian peninsula, from the Tapti River in the north to Kanyakumari in the south. Reddy, Jha and it crosses parts of six Agasthiyar is said to have lived in the southern Western Ghats years ago. Most Kani tribes have a general knowledge of medicinal plants used for first aid, to treat coughs, colds, fever, headaches, poisonous bites and some other simple ailments. 2.2. Data collection Even more impressive was a study of fifteen medicinal plants from the Malnad region of the Western Ghats in India that fungal endophytes, including strains of the genera Alternaria, Chaetomium, Colletotrichum, Cladosporium, Fusarium, Penicillium, Phyllosticta and Xylaria Naik et al. 2008. Are found in the Western Ghats Pascal, Ramesh and De, many of which are used in the treatment of infections, diseases, wounds and injuries, A yyanar and Phytocompounds identified in the selected medicinal plants of the Western Ghats of India. S. no. Target protein name PDB ID Predicted active site Glycogen synthase Q4L. Thirty-six medicinal plant species belonging to families were examined to study the diversity of Arbuscular mycorrhizal AM fungi from different localities in North and South Goa of Western Ghats. Ethnopharmacological relevance: For thousands of years, medicinal plants around the world have played an important role in the treatment and prevention of a variety of diseases. The Kani tribes of Tirunelveli hills still depend on medicinal plants and most of them have a general knowledge of medicinal plants used for first aid. The Western Ghats is one of the richest areas in the country. Nayar 1996 reports that of the total plant species. in India have been recorded from the West. Ghats. Research has revealed that the Lantana camara, a tropical American shrub, has invaded more percent of tiger habitats in India and is threatening them through a causal chain that ultimately depletes the tiger's prey base. The presence of the bush was the most, 9, 118: 10.1186 1471-2229-9-118.