Flora used other than Medicinal purposes by Baduga ethnic in Nilgiri.

Authors

  • Patharaj.J 1 , Kavya 2 , Kannan R3 1&2Research and Development Centre,Department of Botany Bharathiar University Coimbatore. 1ootypatharaj@gmail.com 2 kavyakannan@yahoo.co.in Chikkaiah Naicker College Erode. 3 3drkannancnc@yahoo.in Corresponding author; PATHARAJ. J, India
December 1, 2016

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An ethno-botanical study, particularly the plants used other than medicinal purposes was carried out among the Baduga community
in Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu, India during November 2014 to April 2015. Uses of 24 non medicinal plant species spread over 20
families are described under this study.Mostly these plants were used as food, religious purposes, festives, decorative purposes,
as insect repellents,biofertilizers, construction purposes, making household implements, agriculture implements and fuel. The
study showed a high degree of ethno-botanical novelty and the use of plants among the Nilgiri tribals.