Present study was conducted to identify and document 143 species of the ethnomedicinal plants, belonging to 124 genera in 50 families, used by the tribals inhabiting villages of Gunri Panchayat of Sathyamangalam Taluk, Erode District, Tamilnadu in India, The collected data on ethnomedicinal plants may be used for pharmacological research for the discovery of new drugs in future.
Flora, Medicinal Usage, Pharmacological research, Traditional, Tribes
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Manuscript Received on 02 September 2023
Manuscript Revised on 22 September 2023
Manuscript Accepted on 25 September 2023
Manuscript Published on 30 September 2023
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