Abstract

ETHNO MEDICINAL ASPECTS OF WEEDS FROM PADDY FIELD IN THIRUVARUR DISTRICT, TAMIL NADU, INDIA.

Renuga Devi.M*, Madhavan.S, Baskaran.A and Thangaratham.T

Abstract

The present investigation has been carried out to enumerate the medicinal plant growing in the Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu south India. The study was based on extensive and intensive field surveys made during different months of rainy season 2014-2015. During the course of field study the authors have selected seven important paddy growing blocks in district of Thiruvarur and divided the two sites (RS 1 upland site the blocks Mannargudi, Needamangalam and Valangaimaan in which is facilitated irrigation and RS2 lowland site containing blocks Kudavasal, Nannilam, Thiruvarur, Thiruthuraipoondi in which irrigation facility is lacking). Frequent field trips were made twice a month in each site for collection of weeds. During this period the authors have reported an Angiospermic and Pteridophytes total 53 plant species belonging to 30 families weed plants are medicinally important to cure different diseases in human beings directly. Euphorbiaceae and Solanaceae and Amarantheceae was dominant family were observation. The climate condition of this area support to the survival of weeds and magnificent nature. These weed species arranged in alphabetically. The medicinal formulation of these weeds species used in the treatment of different disorder of humans.

Keywords: Ethno medicinal plants, weeds, paddy field.