TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON MEDICINAL PLANTS OF TRIBALS RESIDING IN HEGGADADEVANAKOTE AND HUNSUR TALUKS OF MYSORE DISTRICT, KARNATAKA, INDIA

V. SRINIVAS¹*, B.R. MANJUNATH², S. ANJANEYA^3
1Department of Studies in History, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore, 570 006, Karnataka, India
²Department of Studies in Anthropology, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore, 570 006, Karnataka, India
³Department of History, University Evening College, Maharaja College Campus, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysore, 570 006, Karnataka, India
* Corresponding Author : srinivasvhistory@gmail.com

Received : 18-02-2019     Accepted : 12-03-2019     Published : 15-03-2019
Volume : 11     Issue : 5       Pages : 7966 - 7970
Int J Agr Sci 11.5 (2019):7966-7970

Keywords : Medicinal plants, Tribes, Mysore, traditional knowledge
Academic Editor : Dr Teena Agrawal, Kumar D Shiva, Deepika Y S
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to University Grants Commission of India for providing financial assistance through UGC-RGN Fellowship and UGC-Post Doctoral Fellowship. Authors are also thankful to Dr Mahadevakumar, S., CSIR-Research Associate, Department of Studies in Botany, University of Mysore, Manasagangotri, Mysuru for identification of medicinal plants for this research.
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Karnataka state in the Deccan peninsula is rich in its historic, cultural and anthropological heritage. The age-old practices of the tribal communities are disappearing in recent times. Tribals and their surrounding environment are closely related and they depend on floral wealth for several medicinal purpose. Tribes residing in HD Kote and Hunsur taluk of Mysore district is least explored. Therefore, the present research was aimed to explore traditional ethnomedicinal knowledge of tribes of HD Kote and Hunsur of Mysore district (Karnataka).To record the data pertaining to medicinal plants, a standardized questionnaires and details of traditional healers and resource persons were collected and personalized interviews were conducted regularly on medicinal use of local flora in all the tribal villages during 2015 to 2018.A total of 67 plants species belonging to 62 genera and 37 families were reported to be used for treating various physical ailments in the medical practices. Out of 67 plants species recorded, 25 were herbs (37.87%) followed by 24 trees (36.36%), 14 shrubs (21.21%) and 3climbers (4.54%) were identified and documented. Among the medicinal plant species recorded, Amaranthaceae (5 species), Fabaceae (5 species) followed by Arecaceae (4 species), Caesalpiniaceae (4 species) and Lamiaceae (4 species) are dominant and there were 23 families represented by a single plant species.

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