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Odisha etc. His research interests are plant taxonomy, medicinal plants, biodiversity and conservation, restoration of floral wealth, phytochemistry and microbiology. He has published about 120 research papers in the journals of national and international repute and 16 books (IntechOpen, Apple Academic Press, APRF, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing) and many book chapters along with popular articles. 03 PhD scholars are working under his guidance and 45 M.Sc students submitted their Project work under his able supervision. PREFACE rom last two to three decades, we are facing lots of infectious diseases and pandemic. It reveals that we are forgetting our traditional food, medicine and practices. People globally were consuming their food as per climates, seasons and landscapes, but due to urbanization adopting junk and unsuitable foods. The metallic life also leading to poor immunity and therefore, the documentation of such traditional plants having food and medicinal values associated with a particular boundary is the need of hour. Now also need the culture of-"Let food be the medicine and medicine be the food". In this aspect, the published book chapters in the book entitled "Medico-Biowealth of India" Vol VI, will provide a baseline data for future advance research works in mitigating the contemporary health problems. I wish the book will be helpful to the researchers, academicians and intellectuals.
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An ethnomedicinal survey was undertaken to cram the diversity of medicinal plants in the Manar beat of Karamadai Range, Coimbatore forest division, Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu, India from 2018-2019. The indigenous knowledge of local traditional healers and the native plants used for medicinal purposes were collected in their local language. The ethnobotanical data such as a local name, medicinal uses and mode of preparation was collected through structured questionnaires, personal interviews and consultation with very old and knowledgeable persons in and around the study area. The meteorological information of the study territory was recorded and tabulated. The present study enumerates a total of 104 medicinal plant species of 86 genera and 52 families are documented for the first time. Among these Fabaceae, Mimosaceae and Asclepiadaceae with 7 species are dominant over other families. Herbs are the most widely present life forms followed by trees. Amongst the different plant parts, leaves are the most widely used plant part in therapeutics and also for herbal formulations. According to IUCN threat status, Pterocarpus marsupium Roxb. (NT) is in the Near Threatened category, 2 species on this list are under the Endangered (EN) and in Vulnerable (VU) category. Those plants which fall under the vulnerable and endangered category are prescribed for germplasm collection. Therapeutic uses of medicinal plants and their active principles were also reported. Decoction is mostly utilized in the mode of preparation. The traditional healers are lessening in number and there is a grave hazard of traditional information disappearing soon. Since the younger generation isn't interested to carry on this custom. The study dazzled that this area is more pertinent to the conservation of local flora. So, documenting the traditional knowledge is important for sustainable utilization.
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